Nothing like the days when you look at the number and think it's not good, only to discover it's actually pretty good. I try not to obsess about the number.  I have a goal number that I'm working towards.  Outside of the weigh in day I NEVER check on my progress.  From both experience and... Continue Reading →

No, I didn't forget. I have adjusted my weigh in day to Friday.  I tend to relax a little on the weekends and it just puts too much stress for an early week weigh in.  I think a Friday weigh in will serve me better. Having said that, the holidays did not go well.  They... Continue Reading →

My first impulse is to say "So we begin again".  But the more I think about it the more I realize it falls into the failed mindset we've all been trained to accept about weight loss. It's a temporary phase with a beginning and an end. Except it isn't. This is why I have (personal)... Continue Reading →

Time to take an end of year break. This has not gone the way I had hoped.  Way too much up and back.  Overall I have shown positive movement, just not the kind I need, not the kind I want. At the same time I don't want to spend the next couple weeks obsessing over... Continue Reading →

Some weeks you get a surprise. I ate out way too often and I did very little exercise. And the week went in a positive direction.  This time of year I'm just trying to not lose ground (like last week), so I'm happy.  And surprised. Last week I had a massive charley horse that knocked... Continue Reading →

Do I really have to do this one?  I mean, seriously, it's the week of Thanksgiving.  What can I expect? I know that it's possible to enjoy a holiday and still lose weight.  People do it.  I never have.  So it was hardly surprising that I gained weight.  I'd say it could have been worse... Continue Reading →

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 →