Do What?  Dieting?  Well no, not really.  But then nothing will change and you will still be fat – oh excuse me – pleasing plump ;0)!  Unfortunately it is very true that nothing will change unless you want it to – PERIOD!!!  No ifs ands or buts.  And another thing – will power has nothing to do with it – let me repeat – will power has nothing to do with it – my apologies to anyone out there who has the name Will Power.

So now what – you want to change but how you ask?  Well – the first step is to start keeping track of everything – EVERYTHING – you put in your mouth.  Then put the caloric count next to that – and add it up at the end of the day.  Most people with average metabolisms burn up about 1800 – 2400 calories a day just with everyday activities – some more and some less.  So – if you are taking in more calories than you expend, well, my friend, that adds up to weight gain.  So you don’t want to carry around a tablet and record everything you eat?  You have a memory – use it!  At some point during the day you will be next to or near by a piece of paper and a pencil – then you write down your information.  Will this require some effort on your part – you bet – but how will you know where you are at if you don’t know where you started???

When someone plans a trip, they generally use a road map to get from point A to point B.  Your food Diary is your road map from being overweight (fat) to monitoring and losing weight (getting healthier).  Getting healthier is what it is about for many people.  Excess weight can lead to so many medical conditions – I’ll bet you can even name them so I won’t do that here.

Dieting – Oh No!  The first step is to establish a baseline of your eating habits and then you will know where your next stop is on this journey!