Am I mentally ready for this is the question I’ve been asking myself today? At the same time, I’ve maxed out on all the food I currently enjoy and know I’ll have to try to limit for the next 6 weeks-chocolate, high sugar breakfast cereal, ready meal for dinner and ice cream.
The fact that I’ve binged all weekend in preparation for a health kick makes me think that I’m really going to struggle to make the right choices for the next 6 weeks!
Mentally, I struggle with depression and anxiety, often reaching for food as an escape or comfort. And, here’s the glitch, it can actually make me feel better sometimes. It can give me an energy boost or a mood boost I need just to keep going. I’m worried about how I’ll manage without my comfort foods.
Because, let’s face it, if the foods that were healthy for you tasted great every time you at them, made you feel good and were convenient to make and eat, everyone would be at a healthy BMI.
I’m fully prepared to admit that perhaps I have a sugar addiction which will be very difficult to get over when it’s impossible to go cold turkey!
However, I know people say that palates can change, habits can change and I’m hoping that I can too as I know that, unless I’m prepared to make changes to my diet, I’m not going to lose weight and I’m only going to gain.
And I know that’s something I don’t want to do. I don’t like the way I look. I worry about the impact my poor diet and limited exercise will have on my health. I owe it to my children to look after myself better so that I’m in as good health as I can be for as long as I can be. I need to set them a good example.
What I need to remember from today as my motivation for tomorrow, the next six weeks and beyond is:
I owe it to my children to look after myself better.
My journey to a healthier me 