Motivation

“The key that unlocks energy is desire. It’s also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.” — Earl Nightingale

Judith Beck on Beliefnet

Beliefnet is running a very interesting interview with Judith Beck, author of The Beck Diet Solution. Those of you who’ve read my journal for a while know that I am not a fan of the diet system du jour. Most are schemes to separate people who need help from the money in their wallets. Weight [...]

Perceptions revisited

In a previous article, I talked about how people perceive overweight people. In that entry, I said that I was “realizing that someone who sees me for the first time will still see me as a big fat guy.” While this may be true, it is not necessarily the case. I think that this is [...]

Why do I want to lose weight?

At the WeightWatchers meeting this week, one of the questions for discussion was: “Why do I want to lose weight?” I figured that would make a great topic for a journal entry, so here I am.
Why I want to lose weight:

So I don’t have a heart attack when I am 40
So my children are not [...]

Year-end weigh in: Happy New Year!

Current weight: 290.5Difference from last entry: -2Difference from 2007 starting weight (335.5): -45
I just realized that this is my last weigh-in for 2007! The year has come to a close much quicker than I expected. I constantly lose track of time and dates, the days and months go by much faster every year now, and [...]