So, the legal part is done; done last week in fact. Tomorrow is supposed to be just a casual ceremony in front of family and friends.

So why am I panicking?

Success: I've given up diet pop entirely and am now drinking water exclusively. And I've now reached a point where I no longer want to kill people every time they drink pop and/or every time I reach for that oh-so-boring bottle of water ( Read more... )

Two weeks drinking water almost exclusively. The first few days, I tried having a diet pop in the morning, but that was just making things more difficult. Now it's becoming a habit and I'm actually enjoying the water more than the soda. That's progress of some sort ( Read more... )

Fighting off a panic attack on a day when there are more important things than my own neuroses.

I love it and hate it equally at the moment ( Read more... )

Started my day in a lousy way. My weight jumped 7 lbs from Tuesday morning and, theoretically at least, I've been watching what I eat. But I haven't been drinking enough of anything, let alone water. I see my GI doc on Monday to discuss test results and "officially" start a weight loss regime so now seems like a good time to get some goals in ( Read more... )

Thirteen years ago, I had gastric bypass surgery. At the time, I weighed over 400 lbs. and was most definitely a food addict. When I was stressed, sad, worried, angry, etc., I would eat. After the surgery, this was no longer an option, but, I had undergone counseling and I was prepared to face a reality without relying on food to subvert my ( Read more... )

Let me state, for the record, that while I consider myself a photographer, I do not consider myself a professional photographer or even an exceptionally good photographer. I do think that I have a decent eye for photography, however ( Read more... )

Only the people we love the deepest have the ability to hurt us the most.

So I find myself with a new (for me) quandary with regard to fencing ( Read more... )