Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement. ~ Henry Ford A good friend reminded me this weekend that I am human and that humans make mistakes.  I made a couple of huge ones this past weekend that had nothing to do with my food plan but [...]

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 It’s embarrassing to have missed the past two days of blogging.  The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous says we should share, in a general way, so that is what I am going to do now. I am an addict.  When confronted with feelings I don’t want to have my first choice will be to not [...]

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I’m reposting this so I have a record of it.  The original post got picked up by a spammer and I have been deleting about 20 comments a day for everything from online gambling to free drugs.  Hopefully deleting the original post will solve the problem.   REASON # 1 I’m mad that I allowed [...]

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Here’s where I am at today.  It may not be where I am tomorrow and I am hoping won’t be the way I am next week. So here it is….. Drum Roll please….. I really don’t feel like eating and I have kind of lost interest in food.  Since last weekend I have had to [...]

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Before I even get started on this one, let me be very clear.  I am not a doctor, a nutritionist or a weight loss expert.  I am not making any claims of having all the knowledge and I am neither recommending any program, nor telling someone that they absolutely shouldn’t be on a program. I’m [...]

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OK… here is the latest reason I am mad.  A journey back to health really isn’t that difficult, but I like to complicate it to the point where you would think I was being asked to program the space shuttle.  Two months ago I told my therapist there was no way in hell that I [...]

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If you read my blog on a regular basis then you are one of the people who has already figured out that I am a bit of a creature of habit.  I tend to have the same breakfast most mornings and since I usually cook a couple of servings at a time what I have [...]

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I didn’t post anything yesterday for the first time. I am not consumed with guilt about this, but I do feel kind of bad about the reason.  Last night my addictions decided to play off one another.  I am not sure why, I will leave the reasoning of that to my therapist but I can [...]

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I am typing tonight’s update with a pencil clenched between my teeth which I use to press the keys on my computer keyboard.  Why am I doing this you ask?  Because today was my visit to my nutritionist and thanks to her love and devotion I am no longer able to use my arms. I [...]

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Tomorrow is my official weigh in with my nutritionist and I have to admit to being fairly nervous.  While my at  home weigh-ins have gone well, I am having all the stupid worries that come with stepping on the scale.  Why is it that the dial rules my life and my diet? Some of it [...]

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