I seem to have recovered from my temporary frustration with the scale.  I’ve had a few self talks with myself, most of them in private.  I have to stay focused on the big picture.  The big picture here is my health and I’m succeeding.  In 13 weeks, I have lost 18.6 pounds only having one [...]

For those of you that follow me on Twitter and Facebook, you already know that I lost 1.8 pounds, which means that I am down a total of 56 pounds.  For those of you not following me, my question is why aren’t you? 1) Really great support system from my family and friends.  2) Being [...]

I wrote and posted this blog on 9/3/2009 and tried to fall asleep, tonight I had a sudden feeling of loneliness that no one or anything can fill except the sound of my sister’s voice, but most of you all know that can’t happen.  I guess with her birthday coming up this month, I feel it weighing [...]

I lost 1.2 pounds last week even after my travel and eating out.  I was very happy with that.  I had it set in my mind that I would lose weight, not just maintain.  I often write about rewarding myself for my weight loss goals.  Sometimes if I lose a certain amount of weight  I will [...]

I will try to recap with as few paragraphs as possible.  I am down 50 pounds as of my last weigh in, last Thursday.  Again.  When I was asked about how I felt about reaching a 50 pound milestone at my WW meeting, I confessed that it was not the first time that I have reached [...]

I woke up yesterday morning feeling great about how I have stuck to my exercise schedule, but I still felt this dark cloud over me as my six year old likes to describe feeling blue.  I just don’t like the way I have been eating lately.  I feel bloated and kind of sick.  I’m not one [...]

I honestly thought that biking twenty miles at the Harpeth River Ridesounded fairly easy after riding thirty miles three weeks prior, however, I could not have been more naive.  The route, yesterday had more steep hills and more long steady inclines than the previous route.  The heat was not so bad.  I can take he [...]

Weigh in was excellent.  I lost 3.6 pounds this week.  I wrote in my journal last Thursday that my goal for the week was to lose 3 -4 pounds.  So, I gained 3.6 over Memorial Day and then I lost 3.6.  I can’t complain.  My goal for this week is to lose at least two [...]

There are times in my life where I feel so thrilled with things that I can accomplish that it brings tears to my eyes.  I’m not talking about all of the many, many things that I am naturally talented at (I’m kidding here), but I am writing about those moments when I keep believing that I can [...]

I cannot emphasize enough how important planning is to successful weight loss or weight maintenance.  So many times have I fallen off track because I didn’t take the time to plan.  By planning, I mean figuring out staples to have in your house for quick and easy meals and snacks.  If I have a container [...]