Hey Folks - My New Year's Resolution last year included goals for mental and physical health and one for reading. I didn't make my reading goal, but my mental health did in fact, improve. I took a different approach to my physical health than I have before. In the past, I have focused on running, belt attainment in a martial art, weight lifting, or yoga. This year, I felt the need to focus solely on my weight. Later I figured out that it meant addressing my terrible nutritional habits, specifically weight that I put on during the pandemic. One cannot eat salt and vinegar potato chips for breakfast and expect positive results. To be clear, they were delicious. But ultimately, that was deleterious. So, over the course of 7 months, I worked with a health care provider and lost almost 50 pounds. I met my goal in September and have maintained pretty well since then. In this post, I'm going to discuss the top things I had to change and then offer some simple reci...
An imperfect life examined through the rainy lens of a newly minted Oregonian.