I'll go sailin'

I wish I had an ocean to jog beside! Isn't that gorgeous? I'm starting to get mad at myself because I haven't exercised in such a long time. If I'd kept up what I had started a couple of months ago, who knows how much weight I'd have lost by now? So...I was talking to my mom last night and she said that a book motivated her to lose weight. It's called I Left My Fat Behind by Barbara Zara. It sounds like my kind of book. She said it was humorous but motivating. So I'm going to check it out. Literally. I'm embarking on a new exercising quest this weekend. I've had some questions about my blood sugar, and I read this morning (from the book 101 Weight Loss Tips for Preventing and Controlling Diabetes, page 55, must have proper documentation) that "a weight loss of 11% body weight (more than 15 pounds) was associated with more than 80% reduction in risk of getting type 2 diabetes." It also talked a bit about a reasonable body weight..meaning your weight doesn't have to match up exactly to that horrible Body/Mass index table (I hate that thing). It describes "reasonable body weight.. as a weight that you and your health care team.." (??-I am my own health care team!) "agree that you can probably achieve and maintain the rest of your life" (p. 6 - I feel like I'm writing a paper). So that sounds good to me. Its a long road though, I know. Which is why I wish I had an ocean to jog beside. I think I'd be more likely to do it if I had an ocean. :)