Just 4 Today, I’ll drink my fiber twice (done once), drink 2 liters of water (I’ve drunk about 1/2 liter), walk 5 miles (yesterday 1.45), NOT eat between meals & NOT take seconds.

I’ve constructed a series of safety nets for myself composed of:

• A Daily Affirmation
• Not eating between meals
• Not taking seconds
• Weighing myself everyday
• Walking (the goal might change) everyday
• Taking my fiber supplement
• Drinking 2 liters of water

This may shock you, but somedays I DON’T weigh myself.  Or I forget to take my fiber in the evening (if I’ve post here, I HAVE taken it in the morning.)  And sometimes (honestly, not very often) I take seconds. But I if I mess up on one of my goals, I’ve got the others there supporting me.

It used to be I relied on starvation diets and constant walking to maintain weight loss goals.  But that couldn’t go on forever.  So when I began eating “normally” and stopped walking as constantly — whoosh! the weight came back.

So, if that list of mine looks long to you — it has a purpose.  None of those things are difficult to achieve — and they don’t take any time at all from a busy day.  But together they’re an incredibly strong safety net.  They’ve given me a calming sense of security about my health.

Eat4Today is a place to talk about and get support for goals.  It’s not a place where the food police are going to lock you up if you have a piece of fudge.  Or don’t weigh yourself for a week or so.

My question for the day is: Do you have a safety net of goals?

What are you going to do today?