ARTICLES BY RICK RASMUSSEN

100 days later, 100 pounds lighter

Amazing how much things can change in 100 days. Things continue to go great since my laparoscopic "sleeve" procedure from May.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Weight-loss math: +5 weeks, -80 pounds

I can't believe it has been five and a half weeks since my surgery. It seems like it was just yesterday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

By losing, he gets a 'W' in life

May 22 was marked on my calendar for so long it felt just like back in high school, when I used to circle the day of our first football game each fall. The BIG day then, and now, could not get here soon enough for me.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO