Of all the #NewYearsResolutions I made back in December, not bothering to watch #Newsnight has been by some distance the easiest to keep. 10 March today and not only have I not cracked, I’ve not even missed it.

Weigh in: 271.5
It's been since 1/2/25 since I checked in on this. Lost 10.5 lbs.
I've managed to maintain cutting all sugar and sticking to a diet of mostly vegetables and meats. I would call it keto but I'm trying to eat a lot more veggies than meat. Instead of noodles or rice, I've been using spring salad, and that works quite well. According to my glucose meter I'm in "light nutritional ketosis."
Notable improvements: my sleep is better and I've been waking up more easily. Maybe I have better focus? I'm not sure on that one yet. My word counts are up.
I know this first 10 pounds is mostly water weight, and this period is about establishing habits and changing my palate. My work has a cafeteria buffet that leads me to overeat. My biggest habit win has been taking my lunch to work every day and establishing new brain paths around that.
The VA Move Program is a telehealth series, and you join the program where it is, you don't have a cohort that starts from module one and goes forward. So I'm not forming any relationships with other members, but the material is good. So far we've focused on the impacts of stress on eating, the stories we tell ourselves about food and support systems. It goes by pretty fast in only an hour, but the book has a lot of info to think about.
I like to snack, and I like to feel full, so I'm working on those two major behaviors. I was also just gifted a treadmill, so I can start doing some heart rate work in the evenings. It's still too damn cold to ride my bike to work.
Thanks everyone for your support. I feel like I'm in the part of the quest where we're racing across the open plain, but the dark wood is waiting ahead where things will really get tough.
Here's to everybody's #NewYearsResolutions.