P.S. I’m blogging my weight-loss journey under the category “40 Pounds of Purpose” … if you want each new entry emailed to you, please subscribe using the link on the right of this page. You’ll also be able to read an archive of entries over time right HERE.

While I am well aware that the weight-loss “rules” I’ve used previously have had mixed, and never lasting, results, at least there were some guidelines to follow. I could measure my “goodness,” chart my “obedience,” and know where I messed up. If I’m honest with myself, even though I fight such…