2025, Look Out for Me
It's the time of year when I take a moment to reflect on the passing year and plan for what I hope to make happen in 2025. 2024 felt like a year of transition. A lot of things started making positive shifts, my day job, my art, our house and our sons. I had a lot of blessings. I relaxed things with my diet far too frequently in 2024, so I did see some of those hard-lost pounds creep back on. I was 153 pounds in January 2024 and yesterday I weighed in at 171. That may not seems so wild to some people but every 10 pound increment typically takes months to lose and comes with a several-month plateau, so it feels like quite a setback. I feel so unfit and lethargic/old at this higher weight. When I tried to get some semblance of control back in October and November, I did have some success, but was quickly undone by me doing the easy thing instead of making good choices, especially around days off, weekends and holidays. On one hand, it's sad that I regained almost 20 pounds i...
