Somehow I need to get this particular hurdle behind me. This 193/4 hurdle is making me crazy because I can't seem to put it permanently in the rearview mirror. The worst problem is I know EXACTLY what I need to do.  My eating remains borderline, but especially when we go out.  I simply need to... Continue Reading →

Deep breath. We're into an area we haven't been in months.  And that's very, very good news. Exercise was a little better but I hardly became a gym rat.  The big difference is that moved some light weight work into the routine.  I can honestly say that I feel the difference even with only a... Continue Reading →

A small regression. It's clear that this is a tipping point weight for me.  I've struggled at this point repeatedly over the last couple months. I knew I was in a little trouble.  My pants had finally gotten a little looser prior to the past week.  Then late in the week I suddenly realized they... Continue Reading →

Some weeks you get a pleasant surprise when you step onto the scale. This past week just felt bad.  Can't explain why, it just did.  So I was ready for more defeat when I stepped onto the scale. That's one of the big hurdles on this journey.  Thinking myself into failure.  My exercise wasn't great... Continue Reading →

Urgh. A backslide week.  I fell off on my exercise while food was OK. I did manage to stay in double digit weight loss, although just barely.  Did a wine fest this weekend and that was a lot of extra calories but not a lot of exercising.  I was kind of surprised how little walking... Continue Reading →

A very good week.  Which is nice for a change.  It's kind of like playing golf.  Just one or two good shots amidst all the others keeps making you want to come back and try again. It was a quiet weekend, so that probably helped.  We did eat out though (and made an absolute pig... Continue Reading →

A big weekend with festival food for most meals.  And I still lost some weight.  That's a very good thing.  We have also re-crossed the double digit pounds lost line.  I'd really like to stay there. That is a huge step forward.  This was probably the biggest festival weekend of the year in Richmond, the... Continue Reading →

OK, back on track. Two things.  I weighed myself on Friday just to check on the effect our weekends have on my overall weight.  The difference was four tenths of a pound.  Now to be fair this was one of our quietest, stay-at-home weekends.  We did go exploring and did eat out so it's still... Continue Reading →

Sigh. I could kid myself this week.  This could be another "Hey, a hold is a good week!" kind of weeks.  The ones when I tell myself that not gaining any weight is an acceptable outcome. The problem is that this is supposed to be about weight LOSS.  Reality says that I am 20-25 pounds... Continue Reading →

Well, it could have been worse.  I knew last week was a potential problem.  Add a full day conference, which are just diet landmines generally, plus we spent the weekend having fun and it could have been truly ugly. Instead it was a hold, no significant change.  That's not awful.  The real test is this... Continue Reading →