:: Free 2 Be :: the Odyssey ::

My weigh-in was what it was.
The scale is difficult to read (not digital), old and not adjustable. MAYBE I’m still weighing in where I was last week, maybe I was reading it wrong the last two weeks.
I refuse to get frustrated. My temptation is to go drop $50 on a scale. Nope. My choice is [...]

Year/Mo/Day

Water 16 oz.

Coffee lg. cup

Sweet Tea

Mt. Dew

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0

2

3-4

1

Ugh

2009/25/09

3

1

0

0

YAY!!!

2009/26/09

4

1.5

0

0

YAY AGAIN!

2009/27/09

5

1.5

0

0

still YAY!

2009/28/09

5

1

0

0

WooHoo!

2009/29/09

6

1

0

0

FINI!!

Tuesday was good, I was really wanting water. Number of glasses is a guess, I just kept reaching for it and wanted hardly any grape soda. I consider this focus finished for now and will work to stay on the water and keep increasing it. YEA!!!

Year/Mo/Day

Water 16 oz.

Coffee lg. cup

Sweet Tea

Mt. Dew

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3-4

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Ugh

2009/25/09

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YAY!!!

2009/26/09

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1.5

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YAY AGAIN!

2009/27/09

5

1.5

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0

still YAY!

2009/28/09

5

1

0

0

WooHoo!

Monday was day four of no dew or sweet tea. And, I’m still clean of those addictive-to-me drinks.
It is not just the calories, or even the caffeine (which I’m over sensitive to). These are gateway drugs to me. Once I’m having those, I find myself willing to [...]

Year/Mo/Day

Water 16 oz.

Coffee lg. cup

Sweet Tea

Mt. Dew

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Ugh

2009/25/09

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YAY!!!

2009/26/09

4

1.5

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YAY AGAIN!

2009/27/09

5

1.5

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still YAY!

What I did yesterday was pick up some grape soda - which is okay because it satisfies the craving without generating more craving.
If I can hang in there today and tomorrow, on drinking water, on the tea and dew, I’ll consider this water watching a GREAT success. [...]

Year/Mo/Day

Water 16 oz.

Coffee lg. cup

Sweet Tea

Mt. Dew

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3-4

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Ugh

2009/25/09

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YAY!!!

2009/26/09

4

1.5

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YAY AGAIN!

What’s happening is my body is starting to want water.
10 days ago, it definitely did NOT want water, it wanted the others.
This is happening much more quickly than I had hoped so I am working to stay with it. If I can get through today, without craving tea [...]

Year/Mo/Day

Water 16 oz.

Coffee lg. cup

Sweet Tea

Mt. Dew

Comment

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3-4

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Ugh

2009/25/09

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YAY!!!

I’m thinking of including lemon juice in water just in the regular water count to avoid adding a column.

Thanks to you faithful 3fc buds my focus is now on water. I have been finding it difficult to focus on all the things I want to change so this is good. I’m focusing on increasing my water drinking.
One thing that happens to me is that as I start drinking other things, I quit drinking [...]

Today was my first weekly weigh-in in months. Down one pound. I’ll take it!
It doesn’t feel like I’ve been doing all that well at my goals. Yet…
I am drinking some water, but rarely three glasses a day. I’m eating two eggs… most days. And I haven’t eaten after midnight, at least I don’t think I [...]

Three days have passed and my success rate seems about 50/50: half and half doing things better on eating habits, but, still reaching for treats, etc. Some progress is good progress yet I would like to do better at setting, measuring and achieving goals.
A goal is a dream with a deadline. Napolean Hill
My goals for [...]

For five months I have taken a break from watching my eating (translation: eaten whatever I *wanted*). In that time, I’ve gained about 5 pounds per month - just over a pound a week. This can’t be good.
My life is unusual. This means, my options are a little different than most.
I live a lot of [...]

My brother died. That’s the sum total of what’s been happening.
The good news is, we’re so grateful we got a little time with him even though there were many problems at the end. And, my one remaining brother (of three) and I were both here that day and took the call. So, his wife and [...]