Are you a Knight punching your joust at windmill or a dragon? My windmill and my dragon is health and well being, which translates to quality of life. Truly the easiest thing to do is to blame others for our shortcomings. But if you really look at yourself with out the rose colored glasses, you might find the answer to where the problem lies.

It would be fun, if we all sat down a few minutes a day and journalized our actions. If you did that you see what kind of activity you were putting your body through and what you were feeding it. The general concensus is that nobody really wants to do this. Why do you think that is? When you write down everything you put in your mouth and all of your activities during the day, you get a visual picture of what your body looks like. Am I wrong? This kind of truth is straight forward. It is just like taking a group picture and all of sudden you see yourself as the chubby friend in the picture. That visual will either make you take action to not be the chubby friend or send you into a feeding frenzy.

I keep my journal everyday because I want to see changes I am making in my diet and my glucose levels. Without the journal, when I went to see the doctor my words would be subjective for him, but my journal is hard copy proof of the changes I am making on a daily basis to get this right.

So do you want to shed a few pounds or maybe not take so much medicine for something that can be controlled by diet and exercise? I challenge you to set up a journal to keep track of your food and exercise activity everyday. You will be amazed at the transformation once you see what kind of calories you are putting into your mouth and how little activity you physically doing. This is your jumpstart to making a positive change in your behavior and extending your life a few more years.