I’m not a huge fan of Dr. Phil or, really, any self-help guru. But I was flipping channels one day, and I heard him say something that really resonated with me at the time. ‘If this were easy, you would be thin.’

Presumably, it was a diet show.

I took that to heart in exactly the wrong way for a long time — it’s not easy, I can’t do it, and I’m not going to bother — even though I knew that was wrong, and that wasn’t what he meant, or the right message to take away from ...

I’m not a huge fan of Dr. Phil or, really, any self-help guru. But I was flipping channels one day, and I heard him say something that really resonated with me at the time. ‘If this were easy, you would be thin.’

Presumably, it was a diet show.

I took that to heart in exactly the wrong way for a long time — it’s not easy, I can’t do it, and I’m not going to bother — even though I knew that was wrong, and that wasn’t what he meant, or the right message to take away from it. This blog is my attempt to take that to heart the right way.

It’s not a diet blog, per se, or a place to look for self-help advice, it’s just my attempt to document my own process, and to hold myself accountable. Of course, if you’ve got advice for me, I’d be happy to hear it.

Because it’s not easy, and I’m going to need all the help I can get.