How and why (far more important) to make sweet potato chips. PMS, which I like to refer to as Present Monster Syndrome, presents a set of challenges almost every month not the least of which are the cravings.  C.R.A.V.I.N.G.S.  Cravings, if not managed, will leave unwanted additions to my thighs every month and over time, […]

Unmotivated. That pretty much sums up my feelings for today.  I don’t feel like eating clean.  I don’t feel like exercising.  I don’t feel like doing much except crawling up on the couch with a movie and washing a large pizza with extra cheese down with a pint of beer.   Despite having the motivation […]

I’m walking on a lonely road.  Or so it feels that way.  It can be difficult to maintain that elusive, and not so little thing, called motivation. Last week, I had enough motivation for an army.  Today, I considered getting out of bed an accomplishment.  I blame it on Present Monster Syndrome (PMS). I’m not sure […]

I’m two and a half weeks into my “cutting” diet and it feels great.  In fact, it doesn’t feel like a diet at all.  It feels like I’m nourishing my body the way it’s meant to be nourished.  My energy is is up, I’m feeling super positive, and the scale is dropping.  Not that I’m […]

This explains my roller coaster emotions. Or is it PMS? Probably both. I can hardly believe I’m less than two weeks out. Probably because I’m lower on carbs than I’m used to and part of my brain has shut down. Now I know it’s been a rough few weeks and you can hardly sleep at […]

It’s pms week and that means I want to eat my body weight in nachos. The crazy train arrived Saturday night while I was teaching “Sunday” school during the nighttime service at church. I had been a little “crave-ish” but not too bad. It was going well until snack time. I passed out the graham […]

This week has been a rough week.  Damn PMS.  EVERY TIME I stepped on Evil Scale it was up a pound or half a pound. And every time I start to feel mental.  During a normal week, I would remind myself that weight fluctuates and is NOT an accurate tool for weight loss. BUT this is […]