The last few days have been really good. I feel a positive and optimistic momentum surrounding me.
In other news, about a year ago I read The Four-Day Win by Martha Beck. It’s a book about weight loss and developing new habits, four days at a time. Martha Beck is hilarious and insightful [...]

Somehow I’ve lost sight of the fact that my goal in life isn’t to become the fattest person on Earth. The weight loss I’ve experienced (18 dress sizes) has without a doubt been a full-time job so anytime I stop focusing on it my progress stalls.
So with 30 pounds left to lose, these are [...]

As far as I can tell, my allotted 22 daily points shake out to around 1,200 calories/day. That’s about 500 less than I usually eat (and a 500 calorie/day deficit, whether by diet, exercise, or both, results in a loss of 1 pound/week). In theory, if I can stick with that for the [...]

For those of you who don’t stalk me, I decided to join Weight Watchers yesterday. I figure I’ve got about 20-30 more pounds to lose and since I’ve had so many major shifts in my life as of late, maintaining my weight loss has proven to be a challenge (not that losing weight has [...]

I have spent the majority of my adult years deriving validation from the size of my jeans.
There have been ebbs and flows as one would expect with the kind of tremendous weight loss I’ve experienced, but now that I’ve gotten to a place where I see maintenance rearing its most welcome head, I can’t help [...]

Codename: Project Shut Up and Do It.
Facts
Current weight: 165
Goal weight: 154
Time frame: 11 weeks
The Deal
Why 154? At my current height of 5′6″, when I get down to 154 pounds my BMI, for the first time in my life, will fall into what’s considered a healthy range (i.e. “Average”).
A few observations:

Losing weight [...]

A favorite pastime of Team Duck-Wolfe is to talk about how awesome we are. A subject that often comes up when we’re reveling in our awesomeness is our weight loss. Between the two of us we’ve lost a combined weight equivalent to one of the Denver Broncos linemen.
I’m not joking.
Okay, maybe it’s closer [...]

I went to acupuncture last week. I find there is a sense of peace that accompanies knowledge of toxic and wasteful energy leaving the body.
I think this magazine is just great (thanks, J.G.!)
I applied for Zaadz. As far as I can tell, it’s like MySpace for the enlightened.
A day in the life of [...]

Dear Size 8,
It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance; I’m looking forward to getting to know you better.
And when I’ve taken you for all that you’re worth, I’m going to dump you for Size 6.
xoxo,
Sara

Myself.
Inspired by my pal DJ Heist, I’ve decided to make blogging a part of my daily life again as a vehicle for the following:
An improved work-life balance: I’m hopeful that by recounting various parts of my day, I’ll have a better shot at keeping said balance in check.
Creative outlet: There are a lot of things [...]