I am very sleep deprived today.  The kids took forever to fall asleep and the Toddler of Things was forever getting out of bed.  However, it was a good day for weight loss.  Notice that I am reporting my food journal every day.  It is part of my commitment to a new lifestyle.  I am not dieting just until I reach the goal of 205 pounds.  I am on a weight control lifestyle, for the rest of my life.  I have accepted being thin as an important value, and I have found a way to make it meaningful and celebrate it as something worthwhile.  I accept that everyone struggles with their weight (in a society where food is super abundant) and I am no different.  Nobody healthy is naturally thin.  They all have to work at it.  If they can do it, I can!

Another key commitment is to pay a lot of attention to my eating.  It follows from my moral transformation.  Since being thin is high on my list of values now, and for the rest of my life, I commit to putting in the time, care, and attention to making it work.  I have put a lot of time into understanding myself: what I crave, when I am hungry, my little preferences and habits.  What foods work for me.  What I am willing to sacrifice to be successful.