Just a fruit, not a fruitcake

Ellyn Ritterskamp

I finally committed, and made an appointment with a dietician. I'd seen one four years ago when I was diagnosed with diabetes, but it's time for a reboot.

One of you lovely readers gave me the name of her specialist. I'll report in a few weeks when we get together (I'm off this week to Minneapolis to see a Twins game - only six more teams to go after that).

Like many people, I struggle with scheduling exercise and making it happen. For now, I'm mostly looking for guidance on food choices and calorie goals. I kind of know what to do with exercise; with food, a little less so.

My favorite food groups is fruit, and it's sometimes hard to know which fruits are still OK (though I do like the guideline that if it has the peel still on, it's better than not).

More as it develops.