You may have noticed I was missing last week.  The plan was that the post would be a little late, but then real life intervened. It was interesting.   Last weekend involved a trip for me that chewed up all of Saturday and about half of Sunday.  At least that was the plan.  The... Continue Reading →

  So this week was the first with daily weigh-ins. It was interesting. First, you get some real time feedback on what you're doing.  What I was doing mostly this week was eating poorly.  So the number wasn't good.  Somehow I still came away feeling good, if only because I knew exactly when in the... Continue Reading →

So what needs to change? Last week I wrote about the things that presented the biggest challenges for me right now.  Trying to replicate what I did before in a very different environment hasn't worked.  New context requires new answers. I've spent my time off thinking about how to approach that.  Here's what I found: I... Continue Reading →

It's time to begin again.   I've taken the time off this summer to really think about what I'm trying to do, what I've done before and what needs to change. First thing was the title.  It never really got real, did it?  Nope.  LOL.  So let's begin with something new. Being of a somewhat... Continue Reading →

Still taking a moment to consider. A few things become clear.  I need to completely re-think what I'm doing.  I also need to be honest enough to say that I've been kidding myself for the last several months.  There was no plan, there was just some vague wandering around.  If the wandering was good, I'd... Continue Reading →

  Just a short note. I had said that I needed to fall back and reassess.  That's done.  The other problem is that I am about to enter into my busiest time of the year at work.  A trip, followed by Vacation Bible School, then a week of vacation, another week long mission trip, a... Continue Reading →

I talked about a re-set. Beginning again. And then I disappeared.  Again. You had to wonder.  I know I did.  I wondered if I should just quit.  Just accept that my body had gotten older and that what I wanted to do wasn't even possible any more.  I came very, very close to doing just... Continue Reading →

I almost quit. Over the last couple weeks it simply became so depressing that I seriously considered just walking away from this process and the series of posts. I'm not sure there is a worse feeling than the one where everything FEELS good followed by not getting a good result on the scale.  My clothes... Continue Reading →

Just so you know. I have not quit, collapsed or been abducted by aliens. My computer has died. This makes update much more difficult since my "backup" systems are less than ideal.  New computer on the way. In the meantime I have been continuing to work.  Had a small positive on the scale.  It was... Continue Reading →

Much better. MUCH, much better. Last week I talked about feeling that my body was adjusting.  That feeling continued this week.  My endurance was better during my workouts.  More running breaks and longer.  My body feels tighter, less flabby.  I was prepared to be happy with just those changes because I knew they were precursors... Continue Reading →