Author Archives: CatherineH
Catherine Week 4: Slowly Emerging From Island Plateau and Getting Over Feeling Trapped
Well I am down four pounds this week which is not bad. Actually pretty good. I would even have been happy if it were just a pound because it is so difficult for the weight to come off so this is a major blessing. I will be ecstatic when I am beyond 342 pounds because […]
Catherine Week 3: Living With My Constant Companion and Fighting Giving Up
She first showed up in 1996 and would hang around for a bit but would always return unexpectedly, here and there. Over the years she would make more and more appearances, till April 2007 she became my constant companion. It was like I had no choice in the matter. SHE decided she was going to […]
Catherine Week 2: Thoughts from the “Island Plateau”
We’ve all been there, dwelling on the Island Plateau feeling frustrated. We’ve been working so hard. We’ve been sticking to our “dieting” routines, food planning, exercising, counting calories, not cheating etc. and taking tremendous pride in being very good. Then comes that time of the week when you go to your scale with anxious expectation […]
Catherine Week 1: Watching the Olympics and Being Inspired…
It is Monday night and men’s gymnastics is on right now… well… it is a rebroadcast of the competition from earlier as California is eight hours behind Great Britain in time. Still it is awe-inspiring to watch. The young men are just flying around in the air. They make it look so easy and effortless […]
