I have conflicting views on this notion called “dieting” – I think it’s important to eat what you love, but I also think it’s important to live a healthy lifestyle. In general, my eating habits throughout the day are pretty good – today I even had some tomatoes in my cold cut sandwhich people. But there are some changes that need to be made in my diet and life. Things that could use some improvement include:

• Breakfast: Namely, I should start eating it. I have my issues with eggs and cooking in the morning and try as I might, I’m not a cereal person – there are few yogurts I like and I get bored of routine quickly where breakfast is concerned. But I need more than coffee to keep me going throughout the day. And I think I put too much sugar in that morning coffee, but the truth is, it doesn’t taste good without that sugar. Do I give up coffee? Then I’m eating nothing and drinking nothing…
• Exercise: Ugh, it’s practically a dirty word in my vocabulary but the truth is, it’s consistency – I’m not good about keeping up with these things. My husband and I were in spitting distance of creating a good routine only a few short weeks ago – what happened? And now I have my period and will likely cop out for that reason for the rest of the week…
• Night Time Snacking: The kid goes to bed for the night and so does my need to set a good example. I plant myself in front of the tv with cheese puffs (admittedly mildly healthy Trader Joes puffs), cookies, candy and ice cream with a soda for good measure far too often.

THIS is the area of my life that is about to get an overhaul – the one that’s really really bad and I KNOW it. But I don’t know if I’m willing to go cold turkey. I think instead I’m going to try portion control and not 10 different small portions as is my usual attempt. No more than 3 items a night kind of control. It’ll be tough. I have no idea what foods I’ll subsitute. I’m open to suggestion but warn that I’m mildly picky and peculiar where food is concerned. I’ll try anything unless I already don’t like it…

It’s time for a change – snack food gets the first hit, then I’m kicking myself back into my walking routine… then… then… I’ll probably relapse and forget all about this until the next time I feel way, way too fat.