Last Saturday I joined Weight Watchers (I know, again!). In fact, that's how this blog got started and where the title - Losing It! - came from in the first place. See, way back in May 2006 I joined Weight Watchers and started blogging about it. I faithfully chronicled my weight loss journey, … [Read more...]
My Estonian Stone
A stone (in Britain) is equivalent to 14 pounds, and I think that's what I've gained during my week in Estonia. (No pun intended: acknowledged, but not intended). There seem to be a lot of reasons why: We're eating out in restaurants for every single meal.'Nuff said. Eating out isn't known to be … [Read more...]
Why Can I NEVER Get This Right?
Aaaaahhhh! I actually GAINED weight (albeit only 0.8 pounds) on my second week of Weight Watchers. Why? It's not a mystery. It was self-sabotage. It goes like this: in my first week, I "cheated" a little, by not really tracking my points while away on a girls' weekend. I had a bit of … [Read more...]
TEN SECONDS TO SELF-DESTRUCT…
I've been thinking lately about self-destructive behaviours, and why so many of us love to engage in them. Some examples? Overeating. Smoking. Tanning. I could go on...the point is, so many people have at least one self-destructive vice in their lives, and the amazing part of it is that we know the … [Read more...]