I'm not sure how this plan thing is supposed to work.  It feels like there should be more planning, stuff in writing, signatures appended.  Whatever. Instead the plan has been - watch what you eat and try to exercise more.  That second part involved the bicycle.  Which blew a tire on the first ride.  Then... Continue Reading →

  A note about the upcoming week.  I will be on a service project trip with my youth group next week.  I will not get back until mid-day on Saturday, so next week's post will be late.  Just so you know. So I'm trying to be better organized about this whole thing.  You know, a... Continue Reading →

Two weeks ago I talked about realizing that I was trying to do this without a plan.  Making it up as I go along.  Ad lib. How was that working for me?  Not so much. So it was time to drop back and figure out a plan.  That's when I ran into the next challenge.... Continue Reading →

I have always maintained that sometimes you need to hit me with a two by four between the eyes to get my attention. I've chronicled my struggles here.  To be honest, there are days when it's just embarrassing to post that I've gained the weight back again.  The two hundred pound barrier might as well... Continue Reading →

No, I haven't quit. Nor have I died. I moved. This creates a variety of challenges for the whole weight loss process, but it created HUGE issues for the weight loss blogger. Like ten days without internet access. Like not having any idea which box the scale is in. So NEXT week this series of... Continue Reading →

  Clearly, I have no idea what I'm doing. Which seems to work for me, lol. Didn't pay a lot of attention to how much I ate.  Did watch what I ate a little more.  No particular exercise, just kept active.  I managed to forget my Fitbit most of the week, but I'm certain I... Continue Reading →

I just don't understand this whole process some weeks. I did get a lot more steps in this week.  A week ago today I logged 27,249 steps.  That's a new personal best.  Despite the fact that I kept forgetting to carry my Fitbit I still logged more steps than most weeks (three days logged, over... Continue Reading →

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 →