In sports this is called a "trap week".  The week where you're feeling good, focused on something other than what's right in front of you and it bites you. This was the second very good week in a row.  I can begin to feel the changes (pants are a little looser, on some of them... Continue Reading →

Boy, it's nice to have good news for a change! The whole family has re-dedicated itself to getting our diet under control.  So we were much more aware of what we were eating.  I went back to food journaling.  I have used two websites with great success over the last year.  The Fitbit website offers a... Continue Reading →

Last week wasn't as bad as it could be. This one was. I don't even want to talk about it. The whole family is joining in on a new discipline, starting this week. Back to food journaling, which I hate but which I know works. Minimum of 5 workouts a week. Lots of salad for... Continue Reading →

It's time to declare that vacation is over. When we moved to Richmond it felt like we had gone on an extended vacation.  Not that I wasn't going to work every day and doing my job. But the weather has been beautiful, we're living in a great apartment with a pool just a short way... Continue Reading →

I am still struggling.  Work is ramping up as we head back into the program year.  We have a "surprise" deadline that is making life a little difficult.  Plus both of the ladies in my life continue to struggle finding employment. It's put me in a less than ideal space for focussing on things like... Continue Reading →

Yes, I was AWOL last week. When I got on the scale the number was so bad I just didn't want to deal with it.  I did NOT cross the 200 threshold but I came within sniffing distance of it. I just couldn't face it.  In fact, I spent most of the week in a... Continue Reading →

Too angry and depressed to even talk about it. It was a stupid week.  My office has no air conditioning so I've been trying "alternate office space" at local coffee shops.  Which means I'm drinking iced tea and lemonade with the "occasional" treat.  All week. The result was fairly predictable.  This week my daughter is... Continue Reading →

Back at it.  Better food discipline, better exercise, better result. Gee, who knew it was this simple? The reality is that I don't have any underlying factors for being overweight.  So, for me, it is just this simple  - eat less, exercise more, lose weight.  I know that it can be much, much more difficult... Continue Reading →

Sigh. There are weeks where you fool yourself.  You fool yourself that you're being more disciplined than you are.  You fool yourself that you're getting more exercised than you are.  You flat out lie to yourself that all that extra exercise means you can eat more food and you'll still lose weight. I had just... Continue Reading →

After a good week we have a week of challenge.  I will be at the Episcopal Youth Event all this week, so no weigh in.  The good news is that I'll be working and should get plenty of walking in.  The bad news is that I'll surrounded by food intended to appeal to teenagers. But... Continue Reading →