This summer, I launched a new initiative to “be a grown-up now.” It’s been a very empowering process — defining my core values, setting long-term goals, and projecting markers and milestones along the path toward achievement. I’ve committed to taking more personal responsibility. I’ve, in a sense, gotten my butt in gear.
One of the overarching [...]
I guess I had lost sight of my own advice — rather than feeling overwhelmed by the big, humongous, ultimate 170-pound goal, it’s vital for me to set my sights on the little bitty goals. Honestly, I get pretty pumped each time I lose another 5 pounds, and my WW leader has her own way [...]
Several astute friends and commenters have tried to help me through this sudden onset of slump. After rocking the scale for so many months, I seem to have derailed a little bit. Is it a coincidence that this crash occured right after I achieved several major goals?
In the past few weeks, I have lost enough [...]
With a recent personal budget crisis and no choice but to become very frugal, I must report that I am now in week 3 of not eating out nor purchasing groceries. I have no doubt that this contributed to my 5+ pound loss in the last week.
Fortunately, I had a few things stockpiled (many of [...]
How much of my current success with weight-loss efforts is linked to my current financial difficulties? I simply don’t have the funds to eat the way I used to. I am forced to regulate my money and this has assisted me in regulating my food spending and consumption as well.
I want to be clear [...]
…it’s the struggle.
I’ve always been a geek for the Olympics. I cry at the commercials — little boys jumping clumsily into the pool and all trying to reach their goal when, wait! There are the boys now, grown up, and reaching their goal! I love the lofty ideals, the brotherhood of man, and the struggle [...]
I’ve alluded to it several times, but at this point in my journey it bears repeating: In my adult life, I have never weighed under 300 pounds.1
Twice, I have successfully lost enough weight to approach the 300-pound mark — once I got as low as 304, and again down to 309 — but have [...]
It occurs to me that the two thoughts that have been bouncing around my head may be more related than I am giving them credit for.
The first is a buzzing halo of “hmmm” circling around a story I heard on the local news this morning. Apparently, a man was found dead in a parked car, [...]
Many, many thanks to those who have commented or emailed in the past few days. Your words of encouragement have meant so much to me. I continue to nurture a clarity about this difficult decision and feel that it will all, eventually, be for my good. Several of you have emailed more than once and [...]
At his request, I’ll be bringing my boyfriend home to meet my family this Christmas. I was surprised when he brought it up; on TV, the boyfriends always dread meeting the family and do so grudgingly. Also, on TV, there is a canned laughter track when the boyfriend disagrees with pop on politics and mom [...]