I couldn’t help but climb aboard the Platform Of Truth (aka “the scale”) after all my exertions with the patio yesterday and found that I’ve descended to 222 pounds. I’ll probably pop back up to 224 or more as everything settles, but I can’t blame it on water loss. I must’ve downed a 12-pack of …
Since I woke up with a kicker of a headache that carried over from yesterday afternoon and in that time has since spread from above my left orbit to all across my forehead like a neon sign flashing PAIN, I’m going to do my best not only to accomplish the list of creative, physical and …
I wasn’t going to do my standard Sunday weigh-in, in part because of the tostada salad and double maggie I had for lunch yesterday after the Blessing of the Animals at Olvera Street, but then this morning Susan and I had a good three-mile walk around the neighborhood and in response to some landscaping she …
This morning Susan and I are headed to the Ashes and Snow exhibit next to the Santa Monica Pier for Phase III of her birthday gifts. But before leaving and seeing as it’s Sunday and all I stepped on the scale and found another two pounds has evaporated, bringing me to 226 with 34 pounds …
Since undertaking my weight loss regimen at the beginning of the new year, there’s one thing that’s a constant: my Sunday weigh-in. If it’s Sunday, it’s weigh day. Sure, there have been occasions where I’ve opted to skip the weekly ritual, but never have I cheated and deviated with the device on a different day. …
I was going to skip this Sunday’s regularly scheduled weigh-in because last week’s was done directly after I got home from the Acura LA Bike Tour and the two-pound loss to 232 that I registered was more like short-term water loss from the 30-miles I rode and not actual weight loss. Thus, I was going …
I’ve been on an instant oatmeal kick for breakfast this week. I started off plain with a little milk and brown suger and quickly graduated to adding raisins and a banana and a vanilla yogurt. Yesterday and today I’ve locked onto a mash-up that just works: 1 packet of instant oatmeal nuked with a half-cup …