As a kid I used to devour books as quickly as I could get my grubby little hand on them. I distinctly remember beginning to read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the car ride back from the library, and simply staying in the car when we got home because I didn’t…

Now that I’m taking a second crack at this weight loss / blogging thing I’ve been giving some thought to what (if anything) my previous failures have taught me. I’m not talking about motivational stuff like “getting up is the hardest…

If you haven’t been watching my progress page for the past couple of weeks (and I mean, honestly, why wouldn’t you be) you may not have noticed that I’ve been updating my weight again. More importantly, the weights I’ve been entering are moving…

I have a real bad relationship with sleep. In general, I’ve found that I have some sort of ridiculous ego trip that causes me to resent things that are forced upon me. I’m pretty certain that resentment is one of the foundations many of my problems are…

I ended up being given two of these to play around with by my father who, after buying them on sale, was dismayed to discover that they don’t appear to play well with Macs. Having more time (and I’m guessing a little more patience) for troubleshooting…

Either my weight has been been ridiculously stable the last few days, or my scale is not functioning properly. I’ll have to keep an eye on that. Regardless, I’ve found it’s annoying to weigh yourself every day and not see the scale moving down…

It does seem as if every time I write about how I have plans to do more around here, I immediately stop posting. Not sure what that says about me, but I know it’s accurate. In fact, if that doesn’t encapsulate who I am, perhaps nothing does. Shortly after…

It’s been a while since I posted much, and a lot has been happening in my life recently. I won’t bore you with all the details but, in short, I have problems – beyond pacifism. I’d given a lot of lip service to the idea that my losing weight…

::1:: None ::2:: Claim Jumper – Cobb Salad (1 Lunch Salad): 664 Claim Jumper – Bleu Cheese Dressing (Approx 2 oz): 300 ::3:: Whole Foods – Chicken in Green Sauce (Approx 10 oz): ~455 Whole Foods – Mashed Potatoes (Approx 8 oz): ~260 ::4:: Trail Mix (1…

::1:: Strawberry Orange Juice Smoothie + Protein (1 Smoothie): 355 ::2:: Subway – 6″ Chicken Breast Sandwich on Wheat w/Avocado (1 Sandwich): 490 ::3:: Topz – 1/2 Pound Angus Burger on Wheat (1 Burger): 735 ::4:: None ::5::