Progress By Me

 Last post was 2015 - 7 years ago! But believe it or not, I'm still going hard at this, setting and achieving my goals. And I'm proud to say I'm more knowledgable and more resilient than ever. The name of the blog has changed, to something I think will resonate more strongly with the message I try to get across - that progress, not goals is what is most important.   We often get caught up in where we are not, rather than the road so far, and how we got here. So I'm going to take a moment to go over the biggest changes to my life since 2015, and what the future holds in store for me.

Yesterday, after a hiatus that should never have happened, I got back to the gym, and I lifted. It was awesome, even cathartic. It released some pent up stress that has been growing since I stopped working out. I'm back again. By now I know myself well enough to know that at the moment when I least want to exercise or eat properly, that's the moment I need to exercise most, or eat the best. That's pretty much the crux of it, as difficult as it is for me. At the very moment I am at my lowest is when I need my strength. That's pretty much all of it. Good day!

What have I been up to in the two days that I neglected to post here? Well, to be perfectly honest, I've been in a bit of a slump. There's quite a story and I think it's a lesson I've learned well. At least I hope I've learned it. We'll see.

I hate gaining weight, especially when I wasn't trying. Especially when I was trying to lose weight. I weigh more on Sunday than I do on Friday, every week, without fail, but this... This is just not good.

Today, here in Cleveland, OH, I was gifted with a white Thanksgiving day, and in that merit, I will take today's post to talk about Thanks, and the things we can be Thankful for.

Hey, that rhymes. If you look at the bottom of the page today, it'll say I'm down about 3 lb. from where I started, but that's not actually accurate. Because I used MyFitnessPal a few months ago to lose weight, it registers my starting weight as 184.6 lb. A few weeks ago I was way up at 188 lb. So I'm just adding an extra 3 lb. to whatever that number is. 6 lb.! Six pounds! I lost six lb.

The last you heard was Wednesday. There's a reason I didn't post between then and now, and it's not because I've been slacking off. Listen and hear my excuses.