Well, my "little changes" plan seems to be going along okay. I haven't weighed in recently (and I know my first 5 pounds were water weight, totally expected), so I'm not sure on the pounds. And for what I'm doing, I don't want to live on the scale. Once every week or two is about right for me at this point.

I do know, though, that I'm feeling pretty good overall-particularly with the level of stress I'm managing currently, and I know I'm eating carb-friendly a good 90-95%...

He's giving me a hug.

"You're losing weight again, aren't you?"

"Well, I'm trying to! Yeah. I'm trying to. I didn't know if it was working yet or not."

"Well, I can tell." He can always tell before I can. He knows how my hugs feel.

"Well, aren't you sweet? You just got yourself some Happy Points, Mister."

I've been busy lately. Like REAL busy. My "day job" clients all get restless to fulfill their new year's resolutions to finish jobs--by way of me, naturally. And I've been kinda spacey, 'cause that's how I get during these periods. I noticed it today.

You see, I just had to shower twice. Not because of some untimely spill or nasty twist of fate, or even something grossing me out real bad. I had to shower twice because I forgot to finish my first shower.

Yes....

Round this time of year, we get lots of both new and returning members to LCE. People think about how they want to change their lives around the new year, and "loose weight" is one of the all-time-favorites for resolutions, after all.

But a lot of times, it seems like the back-to-LCers are just feeling crummy about themselves. So much self-recrimination...it's not always spoken, but you know, there's the vibe...

I get it. I do. Sometimes I eat well. Sometimes,...

You know, over the last several months, I've been running at capacity work-wise. I've been stressed and tired. I've been stretching my limits.

And what do you do under those circumstances, lc-wise?

Well, eat the easy junk, of course.

With the new year and all the back-on-track energy around here (and the knowledge I'm running a LOW CARB site now and it would behoove me to set at least a moderately good example about how low carb can work), I decided to...