So far so good!

Well, it's been a full week now since the last checkpoint so I thought I'd give you all an update.

I was, by the grace of God, able to abstain from all desserts (including dark chocolate).  This was very difficult the first few days, but at last it became much easier.  I had my brother over for dinner yesterday and so I decided to make brownies for dessert.  Strangely enough, it wasn't until after my nephew had eaten half of his brownie and didn't finish it that I was even tempted to eat one.  It was hard for me to see a half-eaten brownie and not do something about it.  Very strange.  I guess I'm so used to finishing what I eat that it drives my subconscious nuts when someone else doesn't.

I only exercised once this past week.  I really need to pull up my bootstraps and do it.  I do have a lot more energy than I did in August and it's a lot easier to move around; but at the same time I can feel the lack of exercise affecting my body.  I can especially feel the weakness in my abs when I'm at work.  For a while, when I was exercising regularly I could move more fluidly, not get out of breath as quickly, and it was easier to have good posture.  I'd like to start experiencing that again. Tomorrow I'm going for a walk with a friend.  I'm looking forward to it.

I haven't read the Bible at all this week.  I need to learn to make this a top priority. I'm going to start by reading as soon as I'm done with this update.  (EDIT: I just finished reading.)

Everything else has gone pretty smoothly.  I've taken a vitamin almost every day.  I've had no fast food.  I've only had water to drink.  (I'm still surprised how easy that's been.  I've really come to enjoy water so much that I don't really want anything else).  I've added some more veggies into my diet.

I'll keep you all updated!