Dieting is a pain.

I've been on a quest, for about 9 months now, to get into shape, and try to find a sustainable, long term way to first lose, and then maintain, weight. I did really well, I think, for a while. I lost about 37 lbs. over about 6 months, and then I've just maintained that loss for the last three. I'm happy that I'm maintaining. That's great. But I really need to lose another 20-30 lbs, and my willpower is having some problems.

Every time I'm on a diet, I hit a wall, starting in December and January. I usually try to pick it back up in February, and then March shoots me down again. Maybe I need the summer season to provide the motivation. Maybe I just get tired of dieting. I'm not really sure, but it's been a real struggle.

This year, I'm trying to just maintain my current weight for a while. I'll try to pick up the diet and the weight loss again soon. Maybe that will do the trick.

It's a blog! It's a blog!

Not sure how this whole bloggy thing will work, but we'll see. I used to keep a journal, many moons ago, but this is so... exhibitionistic! C'est la vie!

Generally, I don't like it when people with nothing to say have blogs, but I'm hoping that inspiration will strike... and hopefully more than once. We'll see.

In the about me column: I'm married, have a wonderful wife and two great kids, and I'm loving life! What's not to love? I have a job that pays well, even if it's frustrating, a nice place to live, people who love me, and people I love. There are plenty of things I'd still love to accomplish, things I want to do, and places to see. Maybe I'll add some of those to the blog as time goes on! Hmmm. It'll be a little (public) reminder to me that I have things to accomplish. Anything that stops me from getting into a rut is a good thing.