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It is Dragon*Con weekend and I am the only geek left in Atlanta that is not at the Con. This is purely by choice. Actually, I've never been to Dragon*Con. There are a multitude of reasons, none of which are important to anyone but myself. So I'll spare you the boring details.
Suffice it to say, however, that this is the one weekend a year I can count on having "me" time without interruption. This is a good thing, I need to decompress once in a while in the safety and comfort of my own home. The enforced solitude is a good thing as it causes me to focus on the things that need to be changed, to take action when it's in the short-term, and to make plans for things that need to be addressed in the long term.
There are a ton of changes going on in my life right now. For better, for worse, for just plain different. I'm reconnecting with who I really am, and that makes me happy. I'm getting serious about finishing off my weight loss, and that makes me happy as well.
I know how to eat to be healthy, I just don't always do it for one reason or another. Well, last week I decided I was going to get serious again. My Sunday morning weigh in put me at 271 (up from my low of 265). I had a "preliminary" weigh-in this a.m., and I have definitely lost weight, but I'm not sayin' how much until tomorrow morning's official weekly weigh-in.
My goal weight is 175. My "ideal" (the OMG that's too thin) weight is 135. I doubt I'll make it to 135, but who knows. Anyway, starting at 271, that means I need to lose an additional 96 lbs., which looks like a lot until you consider I've already lost between 150-180 lbs. (still not sure what my top weight was... somewhere between 420 and 450).
I've come to a final decision regarding the book. I am going to self-publish. The motivation for this is to retain as much profit from the book as possible. There will also be an audio version of the book as well. While I realize that this means that there may not be as much distribution as there would be with a big-name publisher, I think that initially I can generate enough buzz to make it profitable for myself through word of mouth, etc. The Internet, LJ and all the attendant methods of publicity are very powerful. I'm also looking into getting the work translated into several other languages as well. Being serious about taking off the last 100 lbs. means that I can't dilly dally around with getting it done either.
My goal today is to finish up my last three Six Sigma exams and outline my final project. I'll let you know how it goes in tomorrow's entry. (Yeah, yeah, I know, how likely is it that I post two days in a row?)
Ciao for now.
Suffice it to say, however, that this is the one weekend a year I can count on having "me" time without interruption. This is a good thing, I need to decompress once in a while in the safety and comfort of my own home. The enforced solitude is a good thing as it causes me to focus on the things that need to be changed, to take action when it's in the short-term, and to make plans for things that need to be addressed in the long term.
There are a ton of changes going on in my life right now. For better, for worse, for just plain different. I'm reconnecting with who I really am, and that makes me happy. I'm getting serious about finishing off my weight loss, and that makes me happy as well.
I know how to eat to be healthy, I just don't always do it for one reason or another. Well, last week I decided I was going to get serious again. My Sunday morning weigh in put me at 271 (up from my low of 265). I had a "preliminary" weigh-in this a.m., and I have definitely lost weight, but I'm not sayin' how much until tomorrow morning's official weekly weigh-in.
My goal weight is 175. My "ideal" (the OMG that's too thin) weight is 135. I doubt I'll make it to 135, but who knows. Anyway, starting at 271, that means I need to lose an additional 96 lbs., which looks like a lot until you consider I've already lost between 150-180 lbs. (still not sure what my top weight was... somewhere between 420 and 450).
I've come to a final decision regarding the book. I am going to self-publish. The motivation for this is to retain as much profit from the book as possible. There will also be an audio version of the book as well. While I realize that this means that there may not be as much distribution as there would be with a big-name publisher, I think that initially I can generate enough buzz to make it profitable for myself through word of mouth, etc. The Internet, LJ and all the attendant methods of publicity are very powerful. I'm also looking into getting the work translated into several other languages as well. Being serious about taking off the last 100 lbs. means that I can't dilly dally around with getting it done either.
My goal today is to finish up my last three Six Sigma exams and outline my final project. I'll let you know how it goes in tomorrow's entry. (Yeah, yeah, I know, how likely is it that I post two days in a row?)
Ciao for now.
