Day 7 Sunday 11th January 2009

A bit of a mediocre kind of day not bad, not good.

I am completely fine during the day. It’s evenings I have the problem. By identifying the problem I need a solution. Basically alcohol is the trigger so it must be knocked on the head and if I’m struggling I’ll just have to go to bed.

I think the underlying problem is I expect too much too soon. I need to lose 77lbs. It would be nice to lose 4 stone by Chirk (26 April) and another stone and a half by the Diva’s (end of July) but it would be far better to lose 2lb a week AND KEEP IT OFF. Unrealistic targets need to go out of the window NOW.

“Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning”
Barbara Kingsoliver

“Every seven days I’m going to take time out to reflect on how far you’ve come and refocus on where it is you’re heading. Here’s your very first chance to ‘review and renew’……

1.The best things that happened this week were:
I stuck to the plan and enjoyed it for 4 days
2.My biggest challenges this week were::
Evenings
3. I did these things for the first time:
Visualisation and self hypnosis
4.What I learned was:
Just because I didn’t succeed every day it doesn’t make me a failure
5My top three priorities for the week ahead are:
a. 6 gym or training sessions
b. Listen to the CD
c. Contingency plans – cereal bars in my desk in work – if I’m hungry I will eat.



Today’s Success Checklist
1. I ate when I was hungry NO I just ate and ate and ate
2. I ate what I really wanted YES
3.I ate consciously NO
4. I stopped when full NO
5. I drank water YES
6.I moved my body NO
7.I listened to the CD NO
8.I did the Mirror exercise YES
9.I did NOT drink alcohol NO

One Positive Thing I Noticed Today….
It wasn't as bad as yesterday.

What I’m Looking Forward To Tomorrow…
Getting back to the gym!