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 →

Urgh. A backslide week.  I fell off on my exercise while food was OK. I did manage to stay in double digit weight loss, although just barely.  Did a wine fest this weekend and that was a lot of extra calories but not a lot of exercising.  I was kind of surprised how little walking... Continue Reading →

A very good week.  Which is nice for a change.  It's kind of like playing golf.  Just one or two good shots amidst all the others keeps making you want to come back and try again. It was a quiet weekend, so that probably helped.  We did eat out though (and made an absolute pig... Continue Reading →

A big weekend with festival food for most meals.  And I still lost some weight.  That's a very good thing.  We have also re-crossed the double digit pounds lost line.  I'd really like to stay there. That is a huge step forward.  This was probably the biggest festival weekend of the year in Richmond, the... Continue Reading →