The Spaciousness of Being Disconnected

In part 3 of this God-Knows-What that I am chronicling, I wanted to briefly introduce the notion of ‘spaciousness’ that comes from the quieting of the mind that came with the meditation I began a few weeks ago, as well as the media diet that I’ve been on for a few weeks. I think it [...]

Confronting Abusive Dieting

Yesterday I shared with you my epiphany regarding what might be called ‘abusive dieting’. The realization that I had been ignoring this for so long was quite a shocker. It led me to the decision to try an experiment: eat what I want without a shred of guilt and see what happens.

The Rules Take Me Somewhere Unexpected

I haven’t written because I’ve been having a hard time finding the words to describe what happened after I wrote the post ‘The Rules This Time‘. It was something of a turning point, though maybe not in the way you’d expect. In a way, I think it has brought me to a higher level of [...]

Atkins Induction: The Rules This Time

I’ve been in the state known as ketosis, brought about by following the rules of Atkins Induction, more times than I can count. I have also been either very successful or not-so successful at staying in Induction for an extended period of time and losing weight. While I am not recommending long-term ketosis- Atkins doesn’t, [...]

A Visual Guide to Cognitive Biases

Don’t have much time this morning, but I thought I’d share this: Cognitive Biases – A Visual Study Guide I wish that losing weight was just about what you eat. It isn’t. It is also about what you think. When you cave and give in to temptation, it was some thought that allowed you to [...]

Why Am I Stuck?

I haven’t posted about my own weight loss adventures as of late because, frankly, there has not been much to report. Three months back, I hunkered down and started a committed program to get back in the saddle and take that weight I’ve gained since I was 185 – and I got to 201…but bounced [...]

Are You a Fast Eater? Here’s a Trick to Slow Down

I’m a fast eater. I often say that I’m the ‘dog’ in the house while the rest of my family are ‘cats’. I can inhale food and have a clean plate while the rest of my family’s plates look like they’ve yet begun to eat. The problem with this, of course, is the notion that [...]

Being Thin Won’t Make All Your Problems Go Away

I’m not trying to dash anyones hopes here, or downplay how good it feels, after being really fat, to be thin. It feels great. It’s worth striving for – for so many reasons. But it will not bestow endless happiness upon you. I’m currently 60 lbs. down from my top weight and have been (more [...]

Weight Setpoints – I Don’t Get It

My diet, to put it bluntly, is going nowhere. That’s not the point of this post, however. What I don’t get – even though I have experienced this throughout my history on low carb – is how very frequently what I eat has no correlation with what I weigh. Over the years I have tried [...]

I’d Go for the Cake

I’ve been way busy with work – and my commitment to losing weight has suffered for it. I have long work-days filled with an extraordinary amount of details to remember – and often need to improv on what I know as meetings are called on a whim and I have to go in cold without [...]