No weigh in this week. There was a death in the family and I am away from the official scale on weigh in day. Wasn't expecting great things because of the Super Bowl although I didn't attend a party because we were away as well.  So it may be better than many years. I am... Continue Reading →

Crap. As in I don't even want to write this post.  I want to go away, curl up in a ball and feel sorry for myself.  I want to make excuses and throw a pity party for myself. It was a bad week.  But it was going to be a tough week under any circumstances.... Continue Reading →

The struggles continue. I know I need to up my exercise routine.  I need to be more active.  To help with that I bought a Fitbit which is a high tech pedometer.  The truly useful part is that it links to my Fitbit online account via wifi so that my steps are automatically recorded for me.... Continue Reading →

No, I haven't quit. Yes, I'm back. The end of last year was just too... something, to deal with in those final weeks.  Struggling to support my wife as she adapted to her limited mobility and the increased responsibilities on me.  Packing up my office and concluding my job.  The holidays and the food that... Continue Reading →

I shouldn't be disappointed with this week.  It was movement in the right direction. Given that my eating has been borderline and my exercise spotty I should be doing handsprings.  But somehow I was expecting more.  Which is dumb because I haven't done what I need to do to get more. But I'm still disappointed.... Continue Reading →

Can I just say that last week sucked? My wife fell and broke her leg, I got some very bad news in my personal life and the whole week just kind of circled the drain.  Any schedule I wanted to try for was out the window.  Any positive mental state I might have tried for... Continue Reading →

So this is going to make it hard.  At the same time I guess it's not terribly surprising.  Thanksgiving weekend is never an easy time when you're trying to lose weight.  It certainly was not easy for me. I hoped that the walking would offset some of the eating but I was just kidding myself.... Continue Reading →

Hope was prominent as the week went on this week.  I had arrived at that terrible point.  The moment when your clothes are getting tight enough that you may have to move up a size again.  For me the sign of that is my belt.  Moving out that one more notch to make the pants... Continue Reading →

I keep hoping it's going to start getting better this week.  And then the next this week.  And then... The worst part of all of this is I know where the problem is.  All I need to do is find a mirror and there's the problem.  I'm snacking.  A lot.  I need to swap out... Continue Reading →

Not even going to sugar coat it.  The struggles continue.  Too much junk around the house, too much temptation and too much bad eating "on the road". My job right now puts me on the road a lot which means I eat out more often than in the past.  And my eating discipline when I'm... Continue Reading →