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To Win, Back Yourself Against a Cliff
I am a goal-oriented person. I always am working on a goal, or ten.
From time to time, I refer to the goals I set as Ulysses pacts. A Ulysses pact, or contract, is a self-made decision that binds one to the future. The term refers to the pact Ulysses (Odysseus) made with his men as [...]
All Weight Loss, Fitness Journey Blog Posts
Greetings from Wyoming. After 22 months, I’ve reached the end of my weight loss journey. I weighed almost 160 pounds 22 months ago, and today weigh 129. I went from being big and soft and lazy to smaller, leaner and stronger. Everything in my life is better. Everything.
Thanks to all of you who have followed [...]
Self Control is an Exhaustible Resource
Disclaimer: I am NOT one of those people who abhors New Years Resolutions. I love them. What’s not to like or love about using the new year, fresh off of holiday goodies and the end of one year and the start of another to resolve to make positive change(s)?
I know I’m a little weird this [...]
Are You Deciding, or Are You Committing?
If you’re like me right now, with only a few days until Christmas and with homemade sweets at every turn, you might be thinking about New Year Resolutions. Most of us are indulging, justifying it by saying, “Once the new year gets here, I’ll make changes.” For now, pass me the fudge. And the pecan [...]
Exercising at Dark-Thirty a. m.
This is POST 11 of my “fitness journey” blogging. For backstory, see Post 1,
Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5, Post 6, Post 7,Post 8, Post 9 and Post 10.]
Getting fit is hard to do. Especially if you’re me, because that means three times a week your alarm clock blares at 4:30 am.
One of [...]
Commitment, the Dreaded Thing
“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
National Park Trips
Yellowstone International