Trouble with the Curvy

The last time I wrote I felt so excited to get through the two weeks that just passed me. I thought Spring would be here to enjoy even just a little and I hoped to be at 173lbs and as a reward could start planning a trip to MA to the SK Family BBQ. Unfortunately neither of those things happened. Instead my marathon work weeks got shortened because I wasn't needed for both weekend days like I thought and it ended up not being to bad at all. In the middle of last week though I came down with a nasty head cold and it laid me up and took me out of commission for a couple of days and completely ruined this past weekend as I just spent both days mainly on the couch with the dog. This past weekend also happened to be gorgeous out and the most Springlike and I couldn't enjoy it because my nose was to busy keeping me gross to do anything but rest. Today was the first day I felt better and like myself again and it snowed. Womp Womp... I also did not make my goal of 173. I did get the

Snickers, in their infinite wisdom, tells us that "When you're hungry, you're not you." Thankfully I don't turn into Marcia Brady or Danny Trejo but I think they really do have a point. When I'm hungry I'm not much fun to be around at all. I have no delusions that I'm not cut out for competitive reality TV competition if it requires that I operate while hungry. You keep me fed and I will work to the bone. You let me starve and don't expect a whole hell of a lot out of me. On a human level this makes complete evolutionary sense. On a weight loss level, it's kind of a problem. Hunger is the number one reason that weight loss is hard. Hunger is a reminder that you want to eat and when you're trying to lose weight eating is the enemy. Ok that's a little dramatic and if we start throwing around analogies like that this could turn into a whole different kind of self helpy blog that I have no business writing... The point is that if you'