Goodbye Grandpa Chalk

Dear Grandpa,I’m ready now to write my last email to you.I’ll forever regret not emailing you one last time. It was almost time for another email. Our last conversation being a month ago—we talked about my new novel. I insisted that I’d be basing Merlin after you to which you politely declined and insisted instead…

15 days

I just logged my 15th-consecutive day of counting calories. I have to say, I never though that this would work. And yet--it clearly is. I'm down 4.4kg already. It's made me much more aware of what I am eating and I have definitely stopped eating out. While counting calories is contributing to my success it…

Week 2 – Send Chocolate

I’m well into my second week of losing 25kg and already that initial “I can do this” high is wearing off. I just miss sugar. I’m told that it gets easier once it’s out of your system. But geez, that stuff is a drug!! Husband is supporting me by not buying me snacks anymore. Finally.…