What a year! It’s been one full of change for me. The most obvious one is that I started the year at about 320, saw my weight go up to 330 and now I’m down to 269 with more weight loss on the way. Sure, I went into 2010 making a half hearted attempt at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Savor’
2010 Thanks for the Memories
Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, Savor, Weight Loss, tagged Buddhism, depression, diet, happiness, health, meditation, mindfulness, Savor, weight loss on January 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
There is no Crying In Weight Loss
Posted in Savor, Weight Loss, tagged depression, happiness, health, obesity, Savor, suffering, vegetarianism, weight loss on November 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Don’t believe everything you read. For example, the title of this post is a lie. I guess that’s just one other way that losing weight isn’t like baseball. I’m not admitting to crying or anything, but there has definitely been a lot of ups and downs and time spent in some uncomfortable territory. That comes [...]
The Power of Habit Energy
Posted in Buddhism, Savor, Weight Loss, tagged Buddhism, dinner, habit energy, kids, Savor, suffering, weight loss on October 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last Saturday night, the kids really wanted spaghetti for dinner. It had been a long time since we’d had it so I whipped up some sauce and made the spaghetti. Overall, it was a good, quick dinner. I even kept my portion down to a reasonable level. It was great for me since I hadn’t [...]
When Habit and Desire Clash
Posted in Savor, Weight Loss, tagged habit energy, health, mindfulness, obesity, Savor, vegetarianism, weight loss on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been on this weight loss experience for almost 4 months now. In the past 4 months, I’ve lost over 50 pounds. I’ve made a lot of changes in the way that I live and the way that I eat and the way that I experience the world. One of my motivating factors behind making [...]
This Makes Me Sick
Posted in Savor, Weight Loss, tagged death, health, mindfulness, obesity, Savor, video, weight loss on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things that the book Savor touches on in a few places is the power of food advertisement and how it impacts our desire to eat things that aren’t good for us. One thing that I’ve done to try to make positive changes in my life is to seriously cut back on the amount [...]
Before & After
Posted in Buddhism, Weight Loss, tagged Buddhism, health, meditation, obesity, Savor, suffering, weight loss on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Once I hit 250 pounds, I hope to reveal my face to the world in a before/after set of pictures. To that end, I’ve been looking at some pictures taken of me over the recent past and found a few good candidates for the before shot. Right now, it’s very obvious when you look at [...]
More Happy News
Posted in Savor, Weight Loss, tagged Buddhism, habit energy, Savor, weight loss on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I’m wearing smaller pants and a smaller belt. The pants that I’m wearing are ones that I hadn’t worn for a long time but I saw them hanging in the closet and thought that I’d try them on to see how much further I had to go before I could wear them again. Imagine [...]
Exercise
Posted in Savor, Weight Loss, tagged exercise, Savor, weight loss on August 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I kept saying, once I got my CPAP, I was going to start exercising. So far, I’ve kept my word. I’ve walked and gone to the Y and spent time on the cardio equipment there. I’ve got to be honest that adding exercise to my routine is probably the hardest thing I’ve done yet. [...]
Mindful breathing
Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, Savor, tagged breathing, Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness, Savor on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a number of places in Savor, one is encouraged to be aware of ones breathing and to practice mindfulness while breathing. This is something that I have been working on and have been able to put into place even when I’m sitting at my desk at work. I find it to be a great [...]
