Tomorrow is the day I have decided to weigh in. Saturday each week will become the day to share my weight.
Today, though, is a bit of a failure for me. There are positives, but let me explain.
I have, today, had a takeaway. I had a chinese special fried rice and 3 beers. Now, normally, I would be just saying "Bugger it!" and having lots more...but this is where I feel I have been successful.
Instead of eating the whole carton of food, I ate half, instead of drinking 6 or 8 beers, I've had 3 and decided to stop each time. I keep telling myself that this is a war, a campaign and campaigns have setbacks. I want to eat healthier but I'm introducing it gradually, which is why I am not beating myself up about tonight. Instead, I am taking the positives - my healthy breakfast and lunch and walking a lot - and keeping going into tomorrow.
This is my healthier me. If I cut out everything I like then I will simply put on any weight I lose quickly. I need to take things gradually and introduce my new, healthier lifestyle gradually. This doesn't mean I am going to eat takeaway every night and say it's a positive, but I am going to be realistic in that Rome wasn't built in a day, and as long as I learn from these little setbacks and focus on positives, I'll continue on and not give in.
I won't be having another takeaway for a while now. I know I'll have one at some point in the future, but these are going to be rare treats, rather than the normal dinners they were before. I am healthier than I was, I will continue to be healthier and each day will bring me closer to to my goal of having a healthy life.
Nothing will derail me. I will March on to tomorrow and keep fighting and enjoying the journey and the new me I will become.
Don't let small failures lead you to stop.
Stay strong and thanks for reading.
Sean.
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