I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Just today. And I’m going to try this for a year to see what happens.

I had my annual checkup a couple of weeks ago and as a result I’ve got a couple of follow-up appointments with specialists about some more specific health issues and questions.o And I’m really thinking more about my appointments with 2 different doctors later today than The Commitment (I’ll let you know more about that later after I get back from them). But as I sit here, I’m realizing that The Commitment has an interesting place in those thoughts.

First of all, I was much more prepared for that checkup this year than I was last year.n This year I was totally in touch with my blood glucose levels and was pretty sure what the range of my A1c would be (it was 5.6.) Second, because of the daily assessments I do when I sit down to write this, I was also more in touch with the general state of my health and had specific questions and issues to discuss with my doctor as part of the checkup.A And finally, I’m prepared to deal with those issues now that I’ve got the worst of my weight issue under control.

I don’t know what, exactly I’ll learn at those appointments. But I’m sitting here thinking about how again and again the answers to health issues is a change or modification in diet.m And how ignorant I am about some of these elements.

I wasn’t able to deal with these questions last year (I didn’t even bring them up with the doctor, although they were lurking in the back of my mind even then) Now, however, I’ve got a structure in place for managing my diet. If I’m required to make more changes, I think I’ll be able to do it without too much disruption to my life.

Does it seem weird or wrong that I put dealing with some health issues off until I got my weight under control?5 Have you ever done anything like that? Did it work out OK or was it a mistake?