Now I’ve heard it all… Excuses or genuine things can happen to derail your diet and how to overcome them

In the world of excuses, my-father-has-cancer-and-I-had-to-go-see-him-flying-halfway-across-the-world-with-my-toddler-and-stress-ate probably is a pretty rare one (he’s doing well now, thanks, having treatment and on the mend so hopefully will make a full recovery). To each of us though the things that ail us seem all encompassing. And sometimes insurmountable. So how do you stick to something seemingly inane in comparison like healthy eating? And when you don’t, how do you get back on track?

The trick is simple. One step at a time, as with all things. This is not the time to prove your super human ability to multitask. Buckle down, make a list of will-dos and do one at a time.

I’ve seen over the past 5 odd weeks my habits go to pot one at a time. I ate whatever, whenever. Literally. Not because anyone made me. But because I needed an outlet and essentially an excuse to cheat. It’s the nature of the beast. If you can cheat you will, so I try to be aware of that and work to fix it.

So what am I going to do now that I’m back and excuse free (for the minute at least, life keeps happening though, doesn’t it?)?

In my last post I’d talked about WW360 and the focus on habits. That’s where I start. Today. And my first habit is – drink water. I feel all bloated and dehydrated at the same time. My skin is a mess and I feel all kinds of symptoms of headaches and acidity and suchlike. And for me, all of this is linked to water. So water is what I give myself. When I lived in warmer climes and worked fulltime in an office I drank loads of the stuff. Now it’s not quite as easy.

So starting today, for the rest of the week I’m going to focus on building up my consumption of water to about 2-2.5 liters a day. I’ve got myself a pretty pink Tupperware bottle that’s 1.1 liters and that’s where I begin. 1 this week. And 2 from next week.

What’s your habit for the week? Pick one and keep at it. Don’t worry if you have several bad days. I’ve been trying the water thing half-heartedly the past few days and once even took the entire full bottle to the next day! Lol.

Everything starts with a few small steps. So as ever, think happy, positive and most of all, thin thoughts. Kiss kiss.