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 →

I am now officially in the worst time of the year to lose weight.  Halloween followed by Thanksgiving followed by Christmas followed by New Years. It's my favorite eating time of the year.  My favorite foods.  And they're everywhere.  EVERYWHERE. So the following may surprise you. I will break through the milestone weight that keeps... Continue Reading →

Part of this process is getting in touch with your body.  When I'm at my heaviest I try not to feel my body, try not to think about my body.  As I exercise and watch my food I feel my body change.  I learn what feels good and what doesn't. So this past week I... Continue Reading →

It begins to sound like excuse making, even to me. Another week that did not move in the correct direction.  I know perfectly well not to get upset about a fluctuation of a half pound here or there.  For all intents and purposes this is remaining steady. But I thought I was headed in the... Continue Reading →

This is a tough week. Work is close to burying me at the moment and a variety of issues cropped up this week as well. My job, in fact, is one of the regular hurdles I need to clear in this weight loss effort.  I work in Youth Ministry and junk food is virtually unavoidable.... Continue Reading →