Well good morning to the folks that have gone astray and to all others.

It's a tough journey to embark on. Weight loss and weight loss maintenance are burdens unfortunately all of us will have to carry all of our lives. This is our harsh reality.

So we all try our own solutions to somehow change our habits; but we find our habits are convenient because they have kept us "comfortable" all of our lives. Remember "Slick" that temptress is around us all the time telling us, "Come on, a little bit of ice cream can't hurt us this one time" or "What's one bag of potato chips this week to reward me for my great weight loss efforts". I am telling Slick to keep away from me and even I have my temptations (2 handfuls of unsalted peanuts were tasty last night). The only good news about that is that the peanuts have now left the house and they aren't coming back.

I do have the inspiration of Harvey and I am fortunate to keep the weight loss moving forward ever so slowly but it feels fine. Type of food and portion control (somewhat) are all important. It's amazing how simple it really is. If I stopped drinking wine I'd accelerate the weight loss significantly but I'm not there.

So let's deal with our personal issues in ways other than eating and go outside and have some fun!

Let's go Team B!!

Ham