I have been through a lot of phases since I started this blog, days when I felt so bad about myself and desperate to be thin I thought about quitting food writing. I have had days where I’ve thought about all the times in my life I accepted the notion that I have to be [...]
Happy Monday! I’m back from my weekend at the Roger Smith Food Writers Conference in New York. It was a great time. I got to catch up with some old friends, make some new ones, and be among some of the greatest food writers in America. One of the highlights for me was sitting in [...]
Still alive over here, albeit as snowed in as can be. I haven’t been outside since Tuesday. Actually, that’s false. I hoofed it over the dreaded Acme of doom because we were out of milk and had visions of hot cocoa that could not be denied. I am hoping to maybe get out later. Restaurant [...]
What? Anxiety is well known to promote weight loss, not that I recommend it. And this is the slimmest I’ve been in months. Truthfully, I’d trade the surplus pound to be free from the angst. If only I could run some of the nervous energy off, I’d be much better off, but my lower back [...]
Hi! Happy February. Welcome to my post personal prohibition world. You’d think I’d be celebrating my less-than-perfect-but-still-something-to-be-proud-of period of abstinence. But the thing is, my back has been fried. It still really hurts. I can’t sit at my desk, so I’ve set myself up in a laptop on the floor. It’s a busy week; I [...]
29 Jan, 2010
Posted by: joymanning In: Personal Prohibition Experiment.| Weigh In| Working out
28 days down/3 days to go
OK, this is officially the end of week four. So here’s the wrap up:
Weight: down 1 pound from last last week, 4 pounds from January 1. Some of that is the dramatic reduction in booze, but some of it is a natural part of returning to a normal schedule, post [...]
28 Jan, 2010
Posted by: joymanning In: Personal Prohibition Experiment.| Weigh In| Working out
27 days down/4 days to go
You may have noticed I didn’t post yesterday. First of all, I have an extremely unpleasant and mysterious back pain that I told you about on Tuesday. It’s still here, giving me grief, and, worst of all, keeping me out of my desk chair. Sitting hurts the most. It’s a [...]
25 days down/6 days to go
Yesterday was a busy day. In the morning, I filed two pieces that were due, then I made my way to Center City in the driving sideways rain to meet a friend for lunch. At home, I drank a cup tea, organized my thoughts, and then dug into researching markets [...]
24 days down/7 days to go
One week remains. If I ever do this again, I’m not choosing a month with five weekends. What was I thinking? That said, the weekend wasn’t bad or anything. I was home all weekend, working, cooking, reading, watching TV–all my favorite weekend activities. This week I actually made a meal [...]
23 days down/8 days to go
Huh. Well there it is. 14-something. I haven’t logged a weight in the 140s since November 5. But that was an anomalous blip. The last time I spent some time in the 140s was September, and I haven’t seen 148 since the summer.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea [...]