A little self-analysis goes a long way to change habits.

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I've started a daily online food journal of my, my husband's and my son's daily intake, to see where our pitfalls are and areas for improvement. 

For me, I'm on track with Bernstein - all's good. A little low on the caloric intake, but clean food nonetheless. 

My husband, though eats well, skyrockets on the sodium chart. 

A bag of microwave popcorn here - a can of Campbell's tomato soup there - replete with a side order of salt lick. Yikes! 

Since he has high cholesterol and high blood pressure, we've got to look at low sodium or homemade options. 

For my son, who's a little underweight (but is in the refined sugar/carbs trance) I'm slowly introducing better foods - all whole wheat bread, wraps, whole wheat croissants and better snacks for school, to see what the fat/sugar/sodium count is. I'm hoping to take the next month to analyze our meals and see how much cleaner we can get from salt/sodium/preservatives, without becoming rabid holistic Vegan cucumber nazis. 

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As a fun tool in the Calorie Counter site, I took the quiz on what type of eater am I. A little self-reflection to see how I originally got into the 207 lb mess I got myself in before Bernstein. 

While I had already come to these insights through personal introspection (and through red wine musings prior to my diet) the quiz just validated my findings. I was a mom over 40 with a career, kids with only about 10 minutes in the day to change my underwear, let alone address the myriad exercise, diet and other "me time" issues. 

I let myself slide and needed help. It also reinforces what I need to do to teach this old dog new tricks. However, it can be done...! ;-)



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