The Blog is Going EXTREME

You may notice something different about my weight loss page. The name is different, the look is different - I wanted something DIFFERENT to happen in 2017.

The "Cool Weight Loss Blog Without A Cool Name" was a fun title (and let's face it, I couldn't think of a name when I created it), but it was unfocused. I was unfocused.

This is different now.

This year is going to be an EXTREME change for me. Not just weight loss, but everything about the way I operate. Eating good foods, learning about new ways to eat, treating my body with a selfish respect that I have never done. Leading my family in a way that respects THEIR temples. Changing bad habits, making new ones and learning new tricks along the way.

I talked about the dinner we had last night in a previous blog, but I left one thing out. How did I decide to make shrimp and mushroom linguine? Melissa and I were going for a Sunday drive, and I brought along the newest two copies of a healthy eating magazine my mom bought us. I wanted to have her go through and see if she saw any good ideas for meals so we could try something different.

This may sound silly, but she taught me what a fig was. She showed me these different things that this magazine talked about that I had no idea. So, I wanted to try something new. I've never made that meal before and it worked out great.

So, that's part of my makeover. It's not going to be "so-so, kinda kinda" anymore. I'm not knocking on the door of making over my life.

I'm bashing through the wall.

Also, I will be doing much more with my actual BLOG itself. You can find it at http://extremetemplemakeover.blogspot.com. I will be setting goals, learning about new foods and exercises. I'm going to open my world up, and it's going to be YUGE.