I have been toying with the idea of getting back on track for a while now but haven’t made any concrete plans or attempts. I knew that we had a weekend away for Easter and that it would probably be really hard to be trying to get on track while away but that the pain of staying the same was becoming worse than the pain of changing so that the change point was approaching.

I finally took some positive steps today. Mind you, I was nowhere near a “perfect” diet, but it was considerably better than the past several weeks (ok, months). And I made a lot of good choices. I also approached it with a ‘just for today’ attitude because the idea of giving things up for good seems impossible to me right now.

So what did I do well?

  • I walked a pretty good distance to a meeting and on the way home. Probably 40 min in total.
  • I left the house without breakfast (bad) and stopped at a bakery (warning! I do live in Paris…) and in the end made a good choice of just one item and not one of the richer ones either - I had a simple brioche (ok, its made w butter, but it’s still a better choice than a chocolate croissant). I also told myself on having it that I would avoid the inevitable snacks on display at the meeting…
  • I resisted all the morning snacks at the meeting.
  • I ate a healthy lunch and 1 1/2 rolls but the half roll was to replace the rice I didn’t like.
  • I left 1/3 of my dessert uneaten.
  • I resisted all the evening snacks at the meeting, despite the fact that I was seriously stressed by the work we were doing and the people involved.
  • I walked the 20 min back to the metro station after the meeting and stopped for an apple because I had a feeling arriving home on an empty stomach would not be a good thing.
  • That apple was one of the tastiest and most satisfying things I’ve eaten in days.
  • I am quietly finishing my work before dealing w dinner. Dinner will be under control I can tell!

It is a real boost to my self-confidence to get through one day on track.

Thanks to you all for continuing to support me, it really means a lot.