Wanted to drop a quick note, as I am off this morning for another procedure at the hospital. (More follow-up from the surgery that went bad.) If I owe you an email, I apologize and will get to it as soon as I’m able.
I’ve always been a big believer in the power of visualization, manifesting, [...]
2008 started out like all other years in some respects — I had naturally put on weight over the holidays, but barely noticed it. I mean, maybe my pants were a little tighter, but when you go from tight to tighter it’s not much of a shift. I wanted to make a change, I guess [...]
I’ll be honest with you.
With the exception of recuperating from my simple-surgery-gone-wrong and providing an entirely handmade Christmas for nearly 30 loved ones (plus 40 or so coworkers for strategic and political gain and 8 of my employees), I haven’t been doing much along the lines of health and wellness for the 6 weeks since [...]
Celebrating: The holidays, duh! (And a lot of carb-laden water retention, it seems.)
Grateful for: Thoughtful and generous friends, since my unexpectedly-extended medical leave ate up all of my vacation time and I did not get to go home for Christmas. I did, however, get to eat awesome food! As evidenced by my weigh-in number this [...]
Celebrating: The slightest feeling of recovery this week — a little more energy and sense of well-being than I expected.
Grateful for: Having had the foresight to not set myself up for unrealistic goals and, consequently, failure.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 283.4
This week: 283.0
Change this week: -0.4
Total change: -71.6
Next milestone: 80 pounds gone
Current goal: Maintain [...]
Celebrating: Well, at least I seem to have finally stopped re-gaining after I lost 25 pounds in the hospital.
Grateful for: Clear-headed friends.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 285.4
This week: 283.4
Change this week: -2.0
Total change: -71.2
Next milestone: 80 pounds gone
Current goal: Maintain under 289 by year end, 275 by Valentine’s Day
This week’s mantra: Hang in there. [...]
Celebrating: Going back to work this week. (It was awful.)
Grateful for: The belief that I will recover from this surgery mess.
Starting weight: 354.6 pounds
Last week: 279.6
This week: 285.4
Change this week: +5.8
Total change: -69.2
Next milestone: 80 pounds gone
Current goal: Maintain under 289 by year end, 275 by Valentine’s Day
This week’s mantra: Hang in there.
Although I’m not Jewish, I’ve always appreciated that the Jewish New Year falls in the autumn, and not in the dead of winter. I’ve always felt energized in autumn, as Mother Nature gently guides us toward her long sleep, and seen it a time of renewal and recommitment for me.
Honestly, a renewal could not be [...]