20 books & 20 lbs (week 37): Rediscovering bodice rippers
I did a weigh-in on Sunday morning, at 4am, just prior to taking off for the marathon. My weight was a few pounds north of where I’d been the week prior. However, since I hadn’t finished sleeping, I...
View Article20 books & 20 lbs (week 38): standing pat
I’m starting having trouble counting weeks. I really hope my math is holding up. At this point, I’ve managed to get through half of my weight loss goal and a little more than half of my reading goal....
View Article20 books & 20 lbs (week 40): Disappointment in the homestretch?
My weight loss has stalled out a bit, so that’s a bit annoying. I’m trying not to get too upset, but my appetite has been completely up and down lately. It also doesn’t help that some salty foods have...
View Article20 books & 20 lbs (week 42): Winning and losing, continued
Just when I expected to deal with the consequences of an “eat all the things” week (or two), I end up losing weight two weeks in a row. I’m teetering on the edge…just a half-pound north of finally...
View Article20 books & 20 lbs (week 43): It’s all ups and downs, isn’t it?
You win some, you lose some…that’s how the saying goes. I think, in that context, it’s supposed to refer to the idea that you can’t win all of your battles. Of course, with weight loss, winning is...
View Article20 books & 20 lbs (week 47): {insert snappy title here}
Yeah, I guess you could say I’m a little punch-drunk from not having made much progress with my weight. I’ve maintained that 10lbs I took off since the start of the year – which is FANTASTIC – and I’m...
View Article20 books & 20 lbs (week 52): Goals met and missed
So, at my last weigh-in, Sunday morning, I wasn’t anywhere near the 20lb weight loss goal I’d originally set at the start of the year. I’ve lost about 10lbs from the starting weight I had at the...
View Article21 books and 10 lbs (week 4): Restarting the clock
Honestly, it’s hard for me to tell what week it is. I’m still in a bit of denial about it being 2014 already – much less nearly the end of the first month of 2014 – so you’ll have to forgive my...
View ArticleBook Review: “A Dance With Dragons”
(We will return to our regularly scheduled discussion of books and weight loss when there’s weight loss to report – D’oh!) Funnily enough, for as few times as I’ve posted lately, I’ve been doing a lot....
View Article21 books and 10 lbs (week 28): Overdue books
I realize I’ve been sorely neglecting the book reviews I should have been posting as I’ve made my way slowly but surely through the year. In the past several months, I’ve made my way through four books...
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