When we reflect on 2022, the word that sums the year up would be “calm.” By calm, I do not mean that the year did not have challenges common to each of us. Instead, it was unlike 2020 and 2021. In the year 2020, COVID-19 took the world hostage. The year 2021 proved to be…
There are several types of churches that you can encounter. I categorize these churches on a spectrum based on one factor – a Statement of Faith. On the far right of this spectrum is the type of church who have a Statement of Faith published. From center to the far right of this spectrum, you…
Happy New Year! We want to thank each one of you who supported us through 2021 through your prayers, care, financial partnerships, and conversations. Honestly the years 2020 and 2021 are just one big year in our minds and it is hard to separate them. We tried to look back at the year 2021 and…
We thank God for keeping our family safe through the second quarter of the year even as our nation was grappling though a very bad second wave of COVID-19. Friends and family were ill. Many of the WhatsApp groups we are in would have updates of lives lost on a daily basis. It became emotionally…
The first quarter of the year has been a busy one for the DSouza household. Mia turned 5! We thank God for her. Eddie’s family came over to celebrate Mia’s birthday. Mia had multiple celebrations with various groups of friends. She made up for not having an event last year. School life School life has…
A stressful week. Bad food choices. This is kind of the underlying me. I have to actively fight such behavior. It is good to notice that one cannot relax when there is war. Fighting bad habits requires relentless effort.
Plateau – my usual residence before a slight breakthrough. It is time to level up. Not because I have defeated a villain and I get to move to the next level. Which perhaps is not unreal. I have come a long way from where I began and have knocked off 33% of my excess weight.…
My desire to control portions has paid rich dividends. I have lost a third of my excess weight. That is such a joyful milestone. I have no idea how much of it is actually visible to others. It has been 8 months now. I have never stuck with a program for this long ever. I…
I am glad that I have lost about a third of my excess weight. Progress has been slow but positive. There are plateaus and near u-turns. But what I have learned is to not give up or give in. Just keep pressing on. When I mess up, I need to forgive myself and try again.…
My food habits last week has been irratic. Or the scale is going nuts. But, I hope to get back on track.