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The Long Way Round...

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Let's start this off with a Doctor Who reference shall we? Losing weight is a lot like a Time Lord's regeneration, but much slower.  Instead of a sudden release of regeneration energy and a sudden metamorphosis, humans have to take the "long way round." It's been two weeks since my last entry, and it was on purpose.  I wanted to take two weeks to get back in the habit and really start this thing off right.  I did the same thing during my first "regeneration."  I am pleased to report it's gone well so far. For this blog entry I thought I'd talk a little bit about  Weight Watchers  and share some of the things I'm doing this time around. When I first began this journey in 2013, WW was much different in its point counting system.  Everything, and I mean everything, had to be accounted when tracking.  I was very diligent.  If I intended to eat something, I tracked it.  I worked very hard not to "blow my points." Quickly, you m...

Reality... here it goes again

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It's time I'm honest with myself.  It's time I'm honest with you, dear reader. My weight loss journey, which started out pretty well, has come to a crashing stop.  I have no one to blame, but myself.  Trust me, it's easier to point fingers.  I've done it.  I've tried.  But I've finally realized that, while pointing fingers at others, three fingers were pointing right back at me.  That sounds terribly simplistic, but the fact remains it demonstrates a reality even I can't ignore. Losing weight is hard.  Everyone has different health challenges, but this one is mine.  Losing weight and keeping it off will be the hardest thing I will ever do. But there is something even more difficult to deal with and that's the reality I failed.  I don't mean to sound so dramatic, but I don't wish to cheapen the situation with lightweight words.  This is my failure and if I'm ever going to complete this journey, I have to own it.  So....