Back in the right direction. It wasn't a great week.  Not great on my eating.  Not bad on exercise.  The combination managed to get me turned back in the right direction. It's been a tough couple weeks.  Trying to find a new job brings new kinds of stress into my life.  Things go well, then... Continue Reading →

Well crap. One of my issues with eating is "emotional eating".  In times of stress I eat, poorly and almost constantly.  Last week I had two big job interviews (both of which went very well I think) but it threw me into a bad pattern.  This week's weigh in shows the price I paid. The... Continue Reading →

I dance the dance of joy! Nothing like crashing through a barrier.  Nothing subtle here, no just inching my way into the next level.  We kicked butt and took names! I'm a little excited. After approaching but never getting past that milestone weight.  In the end it was simply a matter of living up to... Continue Reading →

Trying to build on a huge surprise week involves keeping your expectations reasonable. I had a big week, a week that brought me within sight of that milestone weight that keeps eluding me.  But it came at least in part because I was sick and ate very little for 3 days.  That's a bad weight... Continue Reading →

Getting sick is a really bad weight loss strategy.  Except when it's a good one. This was a week when I would be travelling and hanging out with friends.  Which meant that eating might be a problem and exercise almost surely would.  I tried to be good with the eating and was probably OK.  A... Continue Reading →

That terrible moment just before you step on the scale. Victory or defeat?  Yes, I'm not supposed to think about them that way.  It's a marathon, not a sprint.  It's a lifestyle not a diet. Blah, blah, blah. Every week it's victory, no matter how small, or defeat, no matter how small. I got the... Continue Reading →

Well, if it was easy I wouldn't need to lose the weight in the first place. Let me be honest.  I had not one, not two but three meals this past week of pizza and wings. Seriously?  How stupid is that?  So the number at the end is hardly surprising.  Hell, given the uneven exercise... Continue Reading →

But, but, but... I was better about my eating.  Not great but better. I exercised 5 out of the 7 days.  I even exercised TWICE on one of those days. And the result was minimal.  Sigh. Then I remind myself that this happens some times.  Your body will take some time to adjust.  That it's... Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving.  Christmas.  New Year's.  Travelling.  Road Food.  Birthday. What do all of these things have in common? They're all excuses.  They are the excuses that I have been using for two months now to explain why I have not lost any weight.  Why I haven't exercised.  Why I'm not eating right.  I want them to... Continue Reading →