Enough is enough!!

Who would have thought it. Finally, after all this time, in the dying mists of the first decade of the 21st century, I've done it! I'm going to lose weight...and, with the help of panto, have already started. The thing is, for me, as for so many, its not about diets or even too much exercise......all that stuff just puts me off. No, what I've actually decided to do is just be sensible. Well, most of the time....

To be honest, as per usual, I'm a little late to the "responsibility" party. As a diabetic (type 2) I've, for some time, been getting my head around the fact that I need to knuckle down and do something about weight, eating the wrong foods, cutting down on sugar and just trying to balance everything out a bit. And, finally, I think, probably, for most of the time....I've got there. I have opened the door (with a "welcome to getting your head right" sign above it), walked in, hung my coat on the "get on with it, man!" hook and made myself comfortable at the "actually I'd like to live for quite a few more years yet" table. And, do you know what? It's not that bad. The chair feels quite comfortable. I actually feel quite good. I'm thinking about other things like trips away, what book to read next, what on earth have the banks got us into? That sort of thing. Once upon a time it was "curry or chinese tonight?" or even "shall I have have half or the whole packet?".

Everyone is different of course. Thank whoever's responsible for that. But if you're still thinking about giving something up, I've discovered that its actually not about that at all. It's about deciding by yourself something that YOU want to do.....no lifestyle gurus or even doctors needed. Its a control thing. In a positive way. And don't get me wrong, every biscuit, burger, bag of chewy gum sweets will be a challenge to say "no" to. But, it's my decision now to say "no". And thats the way it is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sting once wrote the line "everybody has to leave the darkness sometimes". And I'm just settling into the sun room!!

Good luck with whatever you need to do.

PG