Someone once told that you haven't lost if you keep getting back off the ground and trying. So I'm back off the ground.  And the overall impact of last week turned out to be exactly zero.  Maybe that means I didn't gain anything and just held even.  I'd rather think that getting back on task... Continue Reading →

Won't even lie.  This week I just gave up. Not permanently, but I just couldn't face the struggle this week.  I got virtually no exercise and stuffed my face with leftover Easter candy.  We didn't plan a menu and ate out several times.  Complete catastrophe. And I just didn't care. The lack of any kind... Continue Reading →

This week was what it was.  I'm not going to obsess about it.   A sabotage week followed by a "stuff yourself with candy" week.  It was never going to be good.  In the end, it could have been worse. But after several weeks of positive movement, I get a couple of negative.  Time to... Continue Reading →

I'm writing this a day before the weigh in.  So maybe it won't be as bad as I thought. Got a little out of control at the beginning of the week (which begins for me Saturday after the weigh in).  Not sure I ever got back into control. Was also ready to break into the... Continue Reading →

I guess you take help whatever the source.   Last week I mentioned  that I had gotten sick following a rather intense week.  It started out as a just a cold but then headed into my chest and knocked me out.  Tuesday I left work early because of it.  I ended up missing three days... Continue Reading →

  Some new challenges this week. First, the life of a Youth Minister can make controlling diet a challenge.  A huge youth ministry event means that you are surrounded by less than ideal eating options.  Given that this was a three-day event (with another week before that to set up)  and it is a huge... Continue Reading →

You may have noticed that I didn't post last week.  That's usually a sign that things have gone well and I'm in avoidance mode. Or the end of last week may have just been incredibly busy and I got swamped. Last week's weight was essentially the same as the week before.  I refuse to get... Continue Reading →

Some days you're just an idiot. I have been dragging my feet about posting this week.  The reason was simple.  I was positive that I'd had a very bad week.  I tend to not want to talk about bad weeks.  To be honest, I don't even want to think about them. There's just too many... Continue Reading →

I was all set to be really upset this weekend. Did not see what I wanted to see when the scale gave me the numbers. After two good weeks, a step back. Then I remembered.  Super Bowl AND my birthday in the same week. Suddenly the number wasn't so terrible.  It isn't good but I... Continue Reading →

Does two weeks qualify as a streak? Second week with positive movement.   Which means it's time for my biggest enemy to make his appearance. The Inner Critic. It's that internal voice that delights in telling me that I'm going to fail.  That I'm not good enough, not smart enough, not talented enough, not good-looking... Continue Reading →