I'm trying to throw myself into my work today so that I don't have to think about how frustrated and irritable I am right now. Unfortunately, I ran out of work, so so much for that plan ( Read more... )

Stil at 166.4 this morning.

Weighed in at 166.4 this morning ( Read more... )

Today is the last day of South Beach phase 1. Tomorrow I get to start adding back in foods like fruit and select grains ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the end of my first week on the South Beach diet, phase 1. This is the strictest phase of the diet - no grains of any kind, no sugar, no fruit, and limited dairy. And I've been religious about it, with no indulgences, despite many temptations ( Read more... )

I'm beginning to doubt the wisdom of weighing myself every day. It's hard not to be bummed when you start at 171.6, drop down to 170.6, and then are up to 171.4 the next day. I know, I know, so many factors, yadda, yadda, yadda, running average, blah blah. But I can't shake the conviction that I'm defective and I'm going to be the only person ever ( Read more... )

This is the second time I've attempted to write a 2010 wrap-up post. I want to write something that's a meaningful record of my accomplishments this year without it turning into a tedious list of goals to cross off. I also want to outline some new directions for the new year - I hesitate to say "goal" here, because Lord knows I have enough of those ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've updated. Thankfully, it's because I've been busy with productive pursuits - a lot of creative endeavors and work around the house ( Read more... )

I completed my August goal of "keep track of everything I eat for a month." That's my first item officially crossed off the new listMy weight is holding steady at 171.2. Well, I say holding steady, but I actually had a few days of carelessness and it crept back up to 173, and back down again. *sigh ( Read more... )

A popular phrase at Shapely Prose, a fat acceptance blog I have been known to read, is diets don't work. When further explained, it boils down to the statistic that after two years, 95% of people who diet have not lost weight, or have not maintained that weight loss.

I realized recently that this true not only of dieting, but of any habit change. ( Read more... )