Day 7: What Exactly Is My Plan ?

I was talking about this blog with my mother yesterday after she read a few posts an she asked me "Is it working? What exactly is it you are doing?"
And I thought if it's unclear to her maybe I should explain what I am doing in a little more detail.

Yes, I do want to lose weight and look better but my main goal is to change my habits to form a healthy lifestyle.
My past experience is that dieting is a short term solution that can do more harm than good.  So I am focusing mainly on:

1)   Exercising Regularly

2)   Being honest about my current behaviors that are hurting my           health with a bit of humility, vulnerability and humor.

3)  Committing to post daily blogs for one year about my progress 
      in changing my health  behaviors, whether anyone reads them 
      or not. 

4)   Not buying any new weight loss or exercise programs in that     
      year because I feel that the marketing of these programs is a 
      distraction that makes me feel like I've accomplished my goals 
      just by buying their products.  I would like to take this year to 
      focus only on doing the work needed to accomplish my goals.

5)   Keep regular tabs on my progress by weighing myself every 
      15 days and taking my blood sugar daily.

Tangible Goals I will judge my progress by:

• Lowering my blood sugar 
• Having a higher energy level 
• Weight loss

How can you help?  Please leave encouraging comments or free ideas, tips and recipes in the comments!