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Today was the weigh-in after a week of not really following the Weight Watchers super strict. I was not the best Weight Watchers dieter. The great thing was I was only up half of a pound. Pretty good for not exercising or really following the plan. I kind of needed a week off to regain my focus. Esther went on a big long walk this morning to re-enforce the fact that we are back on “the wagon”.

With the motivation of losing that additional half pound, I will be doing regular midweek updates again.

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Heartburn, I’m feeling depressed. No motivation, “Welcome to the suck.”

So based on yesterday’s weigh-in, I’m now up to 36% of my weight loss goal! I’m really pumped now

Also, if you’ve been watching the site closely, you will have noticed a yellow fade-out in the top bar. I have been continually updating my tumblelog (RSS), and the above is the link. A tumblelog is

… is a variation of a blog, that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video. Unlike blogs, this format is frequently used to share the author’s creations, discoveries, or experiences without providing a commentary.
via - Wikipedia

Here is a better definition of a tumblelog as proffered by Leo Laporte on Net@Nite:

Twitter is what you are doing right now, a Tumblelog is a low threshold blog, you post what you find and a blog is something you work on writing and crafting. There are three levels of web engagement

I can’t agree more. In case you don’t know, I do have a twitter account. You can check me out at http://twitter.com/jeredb (RSS), add me as a friend to keep up to date on what I’m doing.