Where Am I?

The first part of any plan is to figure out your starting point.  For the next 7 days, I’ll write down everything I eat and how much I exercise.  This will give me a base from which I can pinpoint changes I need to make to achieve my goal. 

It’s very much like when we do a financial plan.  Start by understanding where you are, gathering information, and assessing what changes need to be made to reach your financial goal.  Except this time, instead of looking at credit card statements and checkbooks, I’ll be looking at understanding what I’m eating.

My breakfast this morning was pretty good … or so I thought.  A pear (gift from my real estate broker via Harry & David’s … who doesn’t like a Harry & David’s pear!); ¼ cup of chopped walnuts (leftover from my Christmas menu, because using leftovers always makes me feel good and I like the gentle crunch of the walnuts when they’re roasted); and a small container of Trader Joe’s Yogurt. 

Here's the problem.  Turns out that this particular yogurt has 17 grams of sugar, including 12 grams of “added sugar”.  The 12 grams of protein look good to me, but that’s a massive amount of sugar for one meal. 

NOTE TO SELF --- READ the label before you buy it!  Lesson learned … on to the next one.