Day 4

Today's weigh in: 133

Well, I have dropped 5 pounds in 4 days - there must be something to this exercising every day thing. I'm expecting a rebound at any time - I've really never dropped much below this weight, even during my brief fitness periods in the past.

But I've been good. I've made actual dietary changes, which I had never bothered doing before. I've seen a lot of diet advice that talks about "changing your relationship with food." I never really thought that my relationship with food was in need of changing, but there's probably something everyone can do. I'm trying to think of food differently. Food isn't a form of entertainment. It is a source of nourishment for the body. So if what I am eating is not fulfilling that purpose, then I shouldn't be eating it. That goes for both eating when I'm not really hungry and eating foods that generally have no nutritional value.

So I've stopped eating piles of cookies as a snack food, and I've tried to stop wandering into the kitchen when I'm bored looking for something to eat that will keep me occupied for a few minutes. I really don't want to do anything that involves counting a lot of calories. That just seems like a miserable way to live. I have a pretty fast metabolism - I can eat a lot in a day. I'm just trying to change WHAT I'm eating.

As for the exercise front, it is extremely awkward to Wii Fit when the entire family is home. And the tread mill is completely out of the question. I guess it wouldn't kill me to go to the gym every now and then, when I'm getting really bored of what I can do here.

But yes, so far, so good.