Just 4 Today, I’m NOT going to eat between meals and I’m NOT going to take seconds.  And I’ll walk at least 3 miles, take my fiber supplement and drink 2 liters of water.

New Commitment, Day 2

Long time readers might have noticed that I haven’t mentioned weighing myself.  That’s because the scale is tucked under the guest bed and I don’t have immediate plans for taking it out.

One of the things I worried over during the months when Eat4Today was mostly dormant was the fact that if I’m not totally obsessed with my weight I gradually gain it back.  Here I am a person that has every portion size and associated calorie memorized and if I let my guard down for 5 minutes (OK — 5 months) I’ve gained 10 or more pounds!

What kind of a health-blogger (I thought) am I?  Well, I came back because I think I found my answer.

I’m a health-blogger who doesn’t want to die an early death from diabetes.  And it turns out that the things diabetics worry about are pretty much the same things that dieters worry about.  With the one difference being that instead of the (direct) goal being a new dress or bathing suit my goal is staying out of a coffin for as long as I can.

So, I might be dragging that scale out from under the bed.  But, for a month or so I’m going to experiment with seeing if I can focus on healthy eating, regular exercise and daily routines.  IF I do that then wouldn’t the result almost have to be a healthier me?

Carolyn said (in the comments yesterday) that she’s doing something similar – she’s not going to count calories.  And I think (I think) I’m going along with that too.  But, I think this issue really deserves it’s own post.  Which happily gives me something to think about on my walk today!!

xxoo

Katiebird