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(Before I get into the dieting stuff in this post: Aidan used the potty for the first time yesterday!)

French Women Don't Get Fat arrived in the mail on Saturday. I started reading and realized I was trying to put the cart before the horse.

The "Magical Leek Soup Weekend" is still a few weeks away. The first step in this diet is to start writing down everything you eat, what time it was, where you were, and what you were doing. This continues for three weeks, so you can identify your problem areas. I almost skipped this step. It seemed ridiculous for someone who has been obsessing over diets for years to do. Of course I know what my problems are. I snack too much, I eat too much fast food, I eat until past the point of fullness.

But, I want to do this right. It is a "research project" afterall. Skipping steps would not fit into my plan.

Yesterday was my first day of tracking and I actually am making new discoveries. Not one meal yesterday was eaten at the table. I had breakfast in the car on the way to church, lunch and dinner in front of the tv, and multiple snacks all eaten while standing.

One of the guidelines that come later in the book (I peeked ahead a little) is to eat your meals at the table. Slow down and enjoy the meal. I never realized that I had such a big problem with that. Just goes to show, writing it all down with DETAILS will open your eyes.

I am committing to the three weeks of journaling (well, roughly three weeks). From yesterday (11/14) through December 3rd I'll be journaling what I eat with all the details, December 4th and 5th will be the "Leek Soup Weekend", and then December 6th will start the next phase of the diet.

Today I am decidedly past the exhilaration phase of starting a new plan. I'm in the digging my feet in phase, which I usually skip---and that always leads to quitting.

As far as exercise is concerned, I'm still doing P90X (have not lost weight.... diet is 80% of the battle and my diet has been poor. I am getting stronger though) and I am going to try to walk at least 30 minutes a day.