Back to Reality
I’ve been on vacation. I mean it. VACATION. Vacation from all my worries and responsibilities. And, judging from my weigh-in this morning, a vacation from staying on my eating plan. It’s not as if I...
View ArticleHow To Start Over
One. Accept the facts. The facts are: There is, indeed, a relationship between how much I eat and how much I weigh. I, and I alone, am responsible for what I choose to eat. There are times when I...
View ArticleOnce More, With Feeling
I’m getting very good at starting over. My weight has been creeping up a couple of pounds this week. I have to ask myself, is it the re-introduction of salt into my diet, or is it something else?...
View ArticleToday
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. What came before doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve tried and failed, or even tried and succeeded. Everything is new today. I have,...
View ArticleDo-Over
I was tempted to simply copy and paste my last post,”Today.” This seems to be my mantra right now. Wake up. Start over. Try again. Today is a new day. That’s because my days aren’t going exactly...
View ArticleChapter 2
It’s time. Time to move on. Time to move into the next stage of my journey. I’m beginning to understand that change is more than simply embracing something new. It also means letting go of some of the...
View ArticleTime for a Change
It’s very important, during this process, to be honest with myself. The truth is, I haven’t been doing great on Weight Watchers for a long time. Going over my historical stats the other day, I could...
View ArticlePride and the Poofy Person
I started this here blog, in part, in order to be accountable. I figured it would be harder to quit if people were watching. What I didn’t expect, and what happened, is that several people started...
View ArticleFacing the Music
I almost didn’t go to my Weight Watchers meeting today. It’s hard to go when you know the scale is going to show a gain. But, I decided I had to face the music. For me, the music I must face–besides...
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