2025: A Breath of Fresh Air

  Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet. It may be Day 201 on the calendar, but this is day 2 of my latest attempt to resume exercise. It's 1:26 pm now and I completed 14m33s on the treadmill about 10 minutes ago. This is only workout 11 for 2025 !!! I actually managed to get a second workout in today ! It was 13m09s. I was awake around 8:40 today and was up before 9. It was chilly for a late July day and as of 1:49 pm it's only 71. It's sunny, s...

  Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet. So today is Day 200. I've spent the past 199 days making little effort to get on track and work hard to lose the weight. I'm happy to say I made it onto the treadmill today ! It was 21m40s plus the usual 6 minutes of warm up and cool down. It's 12:13 pm now, so I got it done before noon rolled around ! I also took a shower right after I got up, so that is out of the way for the day. Last accomplishment (so...

  Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet. Yesterday was Saturday and I spent the morning with Kim, Lauren, Michelle, Erin and Alyssa. We went to Tea Time at the library, which turned out to be about using things like sage, lemon balm and peppermint to make teas for their health benefits. It was interesting but I don't see myself planting botanicals to make teas. Afterwards we went to breakfast at a place I've never been to, the Brick House Cafe in Bre...

  Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet. Today is July 8th and I haven't written since July 1st. As if not writing is going to make a difference ! So what's been going on ? Not much. Spent July 4 at Rich & Barb's camp. It was a fun day. I spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday sitting on my ass watching tv and playing the slots. It was super hot so I had zero motivation to do anything, but I did manage to get some laundry done yesterday. I finishe...

  Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet. Not much to "catch up" on. Wednesday was rock & roll bingo. The categories were tough and I never came near to a win. We had fun and that's what it's all about. Thursday I went to Walmart because I was nearly out of cat food and needed a few other things. I stopped at McDonalds and got a double quarter pound meal, just to spite the morons calling for a McD boycott. It was delicious ! Friday I was...