Well, one day down and I already broke one of my rules....I weighed myself this morning! Down to 10st 3lb, so lost 1lb already! Just shows you what happens when you stop feeding your body rubbish!


But MUST stick to my rules from now on. Weigh in day is Sunday morning before work. I did well with everything else though, I drank 6 glasses of water, avoided irn bru and watched over what I was eating - no bad snacks, just strawberries! 


Cravings have started already though. I really want some Mild Curry Super Noodles! But I'll behave....or maybe just have half the packet for once rather than the full lot. Smaller portion sizes is one of the best methods!


I just read an article on the Closer Magazine website, it was quite motivating! (Closer: Don't put your diet off) I particularly enjoyed this part:

"Set yourself realistic goals.  If you aim too high, e.g. trying to lose 3 dress sizes to fit into that LBD for the office Xmas party, you will feel like you've failed when you don't achieve the impossible!
 
Instead, try to have smaller, short-term goals when you take on a new diet.  Maybe decide to only have chocolate two times a week, or ensure you get your five portions of fruit a day, every day and aim to do at least an hour's worth of exercise a week.
 
If you have achievable tasks like this, you will feel good when you meet your goals and this positivity will spur you on to stay healthy and not have any calorie-bomb relapses! " 


It's very true! Setting yourself unachievable tasks is never going to work. If you have a few dress sizes to go down, just focus on losing one dress size first. Don't look at it as a massive mountain to climb, just take it one step at a time. And if you DO fall off the wagon one day (we all have days off where we feel a bit down and eating a massive bag of crisps is the only way to cheer you up!) just take it as a day off, and start fresh and newly motivated the next day. Don't just give up and think you're never going to reach your goals!