In this digital age, we can do almost anything by computer, virtually, and dieting or good nutrition is no exception. No, you won't lose weight by hanging out on the computer, but there are really good resources available online. Digital dieting is quite possible, and you can lose weight sort of virtually.
It's pretty typical for baby boomers to be nutritionally reborn. We wake up one morning, suddenly aware of our own mortality, and decide to change our ways. You'd be surprised how often that works. We're now old enough and wise enough to understand why healthy living is necessary. I stumbled across a book series called,
Eat This, Not That, found it mildly life changing for my husband and myself, and
I reviewed it. That lead me to look around the Internet and see what else is out there.
I found the
SouthBeach Website, and of course there's
WeightWatchers. There are sites that charge a fee - and experts say paying that fee may be motivation to stick to a plan. There are sites that don't charge anything. I found one blog that has a resource list that's pretty encompassing; The
Online Mom did a good job of putting a one-stop list up, focusing more on tools for managing your health than on diet sites, as such.
Summer is ending. We're all going to become a little more sedentary as the weather degrades - so why wait till New Years to resolve yourself toward virtual and real health? A little planning, a little surfing, and you can make little changes that will move you toward the 21st Centruy life expectancy we know is out there.