Day 3: So Far So Good
Day 3, no failing so far. First tricky day as I’m working in the office, not at home. Far more temptations out there. At home I’m safe because if I haven’t bought bad things that I shouldn’t be eating I can’t eat them. Coming into the office is so much more dangerous for me, particularly given that I have zero willpower.
I’m pleased to report that I did well. I go past a Marks and Spencer on the way to work and it’s very, very easy to dip in and get some breakfast. Unfortunately, the bakery section is right by the door, so you walk in past all the jummy stuff and all you can smell is butter. I did briefly tell myself I could have 1 croissant instead of 2, the justification being that it instantly halves my butter intake (yes I generally get 2, but honestly I could probably manage 3 or 4). Today I didn’t even go in. So proud of myself. Silly thing really but I count this as a victory.
There is a bonus of coming into the office though, which is that it gets me moving. I have about ½ mile walk to the station, then plodding up and down stairs to get to platforms, change trains, get up to street level and then get into the building. Think I climbed about 60 steps in total, which I know is very little but it’s still more than nothing – so again I take it as a victory.
I should perhaps explain that I’m naturally inclined to laziness when it comes to exercise. I have to really persuade myself to do anything at all, so I will take these small victories for what they are as I have to feel like I’m achieving something.
Another victory, although more of a shock, is that I’ve not had a single grain of salt Sunday. I’ve always used way too much salt so this is a big adjustment for me. I tend to be an all-or-nothing sort of person though, so better to go cold-turkey than gradually reduce. The incentive is that I think the salt might be contributing to my liver problems because I don’t drink/smoke/eat processed food so it’s tricky to identify what has caused the issue, other than salt which (apparently) affects the liver in all sorts of unpleasant ways.
I mentioned previously that I found the plug to my treadmill, but predictably that’s as far as I’ve managed to get. So far I’ve not actually plugged it in, so a very poor show on this point. However, despite all the walking and stairs today I will endeavour to do a couple of miles tonight – will report back tomorrow.
Thinking that I’ll weigh myself once a week as I don’t want to get to the point where I’m checking every day, as I’m sure it will fluctuate and if it goes down then up it will be really tough to take. Might still happen even on a weekly basis, but I feel thats often enough to brace myself for bad news.
That’s all for today. I hope to do one of these every day although I’m conscious not to be too boring or (at this point at least) self-deprecating on my abilities and progress!
Keep smiling everyone, and thanks for reading.
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