*Apologies in advance for the many fuzzy photos in the post, but they are what I have to share at this time. Thanks for understanding.  Of...

For those who do not know me in every day (real) life, I am an extremely strong-willed individual. I don't always voice my opinions (in ...

My documentation seems to be getting more and more scattered these days. I have random thoughts and some how lose them before I have the opp...

This weight loss journey of mine has brought an interesting ebb and flow of emotions. I've learned that the scale can be my best friend ...

I find myself having these days during which I really don't want to hear or read about other peoples success stories with weight loss. I...

I sincerely believe I am turning into a complete narcissist - or, at least it appears to superficially be the case for me these days. I'...

I was thinking today about excuses that people make (including myself). Excuses to not exercise, excuses to not watch what I'm eating, e...

For the last few weeks, I have been fighting with the same few pounds. Up and down, up and down. I desperately wanted to reach the 50 pounds...

I'm currently having flash backs of my 10 week struggle to get beyond the 20-something pounds lost mark. I've been hovering in the 4...

On my way home this afternoon, I had to stop and pick up a tool. Since I was already out and about, and the pants I had on were sagging quit...

I had a really cool little moment this morning, but first, I will go back to discuss the last week or so of happenings.  I have been doing m...

Although I have yet to mention it here in this space, boot camp training came to an end at the beginning of this week. The month long advent...

I have never been a person who has participated willingly in New Year's resolutions. While the new year is a convenient time to start fr...

Our intended two week vacation turned into a much shorter round than anticipated, and we ended up being gone a total of 7 days. I was actual...

Because I have been struggling with figuring out a more precise number of calories burned during the day, I started looking at heart rate mo...

Yesterday was a day of complete and utter self-sabotage. I very purposefully set out to see how much I could eat in a single day. No, I didn...

As of this morning, I have lost a total of 28 pounds. Not too shabby, considering that for a month and a half of the last 11 weeks I fought ...

HOLY SHIT! <--{Please pardon the language} I think this is actually working. It's only been a couple of days since I started increasi...

For the last 6 weeks, I have struggled with the same three pounds. Some days, I want to give up - like today. While I am thoroughly enjoying...

In a few days, I will have been on this new journey for two months. Initially, I lost a solid chunk of weight... and then, it slowed down dr...