A few months ago, Beth and I were meeting with our financial planner to go over lots of boringly important (or importantly boring) stuff like retirement accounts and life insurance and blah blah blah.  It’s not the first time we’ve…

Sorry, They Might Be Giants, but I refuse to accept the fact that I’m older than I’ve ever been. I’m doing things in reverse.

Can a weight problem be “cured,” or just put into remission?

“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Like a missionary who starts dreaming in his new language, I have started dreaming in healthy.

A few minutes ago on Facebook, I came across a very interesting blog post about weight loss and the companies that profit from it.  It is called “An Open Apology to All of My Weight Loss Clients.”  The author, Iris Higgins,…

Like pretty much everyone who has been overweight for a while, I have tried to lose weight many times.  The earliest I can remember is when I was a young teenager, and I used to drink these chocolate diet shakes…

My favorite thing about my Health Journey™ is the change in my mindset. At various points in the past, I have been hopeful for future weight loss and health, resigned to a future of fatness and an early death, and…