Journal

Forty five weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 243 Blood Sugar: 95 So last week I said I wasn’t gonna be frustrated and sad that I’d put on half a pound, and I wasn’t. I logged food, tried to be a bit more active, and here I am...

Forty four weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 247 Blood Sugar: 99 This seems to be a pattern and honestly, I’m not feeling any frustration, I’m just acknowledging where I’m at and getting on with my day (it’s entirely possible, of course, that I don’t care about this...

Forty three weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 246 Blood Sugar: 94 Somehow I lost three pounds in the last week even though I’ve been mostly grading and my activity level could best be described as, “Someone put a mirror up to his mouth.” I’ve been…okay… about my...

Forty two weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 249 Blood Sugar: 101 And THAT is one pound below goal weight. I’m obviously thrilled by this, it genuinely feels like an amazing accomplishment, but I’m not doing the metaphorical cartwheels I’d expected to be doing, and I think one...

Just following up from today’s update. This is what a normal day of mindful eating should look like (not pictured, I read a graphic novel for a little over an hour this afternoon): Just holding myself publicly accountable, nothing else to say tonight.

Forty one weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 252 Blood Sugar: 93 The scale has not moved an ounce. This is mostly my fault, but I’m choosing to be as kind to myself as I’m able to pull off (beating myself up is instinctive, and I’m exceptionally good...