Oh where oh where did my mojo go?

If you're a compulsive overeater and a yo-yo dieter like I am, you will know exactly what I mean. You will be going along on your latest healthy eating and weight loss plan, thinking "this time for sure! I can't fail this time! Nothing will stop me until I get to goal!". And it really feels that way. Then, you lose your mojo. For whatever reason, it doesn't matter. Life, stress, the sky is gray, the sky is blue ...... It doesn't matter. I have slipped in my commitment to counting points with Weight Watchers. Can I get my mojo back this time, and not backslide until I gain this 30 lbs back? Can I continue to lose another 30 lbs to get to goal? Yes I can! I can do whatever I want to do, I am in charge.

Mike is gone

My big brother, Mike, died of esophageal cancer on Monday, July 28. His death came only 2 months after we found out his cancer had spread and was terminal. He spent the last 3 weeks of his life at Agrace Hospice in Madison, WI. My family and I are so grateful to this wonderful hospice facility, and the angels who work there. I will miss my brother so much, and I will never forget the strength and dignity with which he faced this illness. He never once complained or said "why me". I did hear him say, many times, "it is what it is". I hope I will be as strong and brave when my time comes to face something like this.