Getting Pudgy!

During the last 2 months I have given myself some latitude with respect to diet. I worked very hard winter before last winter to shed a few pounds, and was so proud of self for having been successful in losing 20+ pounds. The process began because of a cholesterol issue. Some might remember the "Three Month Challenge" postings. Well.....I did lose the weight, but never went back to the doctor to get my cholesterol rechecked - UNTIL - just before my 'quit smoking date'. (By that time I had been on holiday to Alaska and had really really fallen off the diet) Unfortunately, the news was not good.... I made a 'deal' with the Doc.... When I told him that I was going to quit smoking, and needed just a little time to 'get things under control' - he agreed that he would wait for awhile before putting me on the cholesterol reducing drugs. He did, however, make the comment that he would not give me an 'infinite amout of time'...... (So whoever said that a doctor should have that much power over your life????) Craaapppp - stepped on the scale the other night - not a pleasant surprise!!!! Soooo.....I guess it is time now to 'shift gears' and change direction. Ya know - the thought has just struck me...... There is a quote - don't know who said it - "you spend the first 40 years of your life accumulating 'things' and then you spend the last 40 years trying to get rid of those 'things'. Welllll.....I guess the same could be said that we spend the first (60???) years of our lives developing bad habits, and then you spend the next (_____) years breaking those habits. (fill in the blank depending on how extreme those habits are (tee hee). I guess what I am saying is that now is the time to terminate the 'diet' latitude that I have been giving self and get real! No more chicken/turkey skin - no more pork rind - no more bacon (well maybe a little)- ration the eggs - no more processed meat - cut the sweets and sugar - start counting calories - all in all stop enjoying food! What do they say - 'Eat to live - not live to eat...' Wish me luck!