On a diet? NOT! That’s not what I’m calling it, at any rate.

Last February, my weight had climbed to the high 120s. I knew that was too much, and I wasn’t easy about it. For one thing, I could barely get into my cycling shorts. I was at the point where my cycling jacket could hardly fit over my hips.

Then came the pre-diabetes diagnosis; and I can’t say that I was surprised. For a year or more I had been going hammer and tongs at the products in my web site’s shop. I had realized that said shop was the equivalent of a show window crammed with merchandise, with no way for prospective customers to get in.

So I was determined to fix it as quickly as I could; and I went at it so hard that I wasn’t taking time to prepare proper meals. That meant grabbing whatever was quick and easy; and that, alas, meant a lot of junk.

No wonder the pounds piled on! And on and on. After the pre-diabetes diagnosis, I immediately cut way back on the candy bars and other snacks. Five or six pounds fell right off. I’ve continued to lose weight, and I don’t even feel like I’m trying very hard.

But I don’t call it being “on a diet”. I’ve merely changed the way I eat. I remember when dieting implied restricted caloric intake; enduring hunger much of the time; and agonizing efforts to avoid anything “fattening”. I’m thankful that I don’t have to do that. In fact, I actually feel a tinge of guilt over the fact that, when I set my mind to it, I find losing weight rather easy!