Day 4 Thursday 8 January

I was woken by my alarm this morning. I felt tired. My calf and hamstring were tight so I made the instant decision of using today instead of tomorrow as a rest day.

I’d hinted to Jim that I couldn’t get his footy boots. (I really couldn’t get them online and it took trawling all over North Wales, and the North West, to track down a pair in his size – in Wrexham of all places!) The look on his face when he opened them was priceless. You’d swear he was 7 not 13! Just a shame he had to go to school on his birthday.

I found time to listen to the CD. Waiting for the kids outside school, eyes shut looking like a right dork I guess is not the best place but I listened to it. Can’t tell you how difficult I found it counting back from 300. Yet again a strange, but not unpleasant experience.

Like I said yesterday tea in my Mum’s. She’s renowned for massive portions and she is the founder of the clean plate club. I had a cunning plan. I dished my own and purposely made it around half her normal portion size. I was last to finish but what the hell. I’d decided I was going to have birthday cake but in the end had trifle.

When I got home Mark decided to have Ritz and Stilton. I really fancied crackers and cheese so, I had them. 5 water biscuits and really thin slithers of cheddar. Not sure if this is good or not but before this regime I would have devoured the packet and a full block of cheese.

I really fancied alcohol – but I didn’t give in to temptation.

“Everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change”
Katherine Mansfield

“When we focus on our goals for the future, it can sometimes seem as though we are rejecting who we are in the present

Take a few minutes to stand in front of the mirror today and send love and approval to your body. Remember acceptance doesn’t mean that you don’t want to change something – it just means that you are willing to accept that where you are now is where you are now”

Paul McKenna


Today’s Success Checklist
1. I ate when I was hungry YES I was hungry today
2. I ate what I really wanted YES crackers and cheese yummy
3.I ate consciously YES slow really works
4. I stopped when full YES think so giving myself benefit of doubt over trifle
5. I drank water YES
6.I moved my body NO
7.I listened to the CD YES Imagination is stronger than willpower. Imagining what I will look like and what I will do once this weight is shifted is very powerful inspiration
8.I did the Mirror exercise YES
9.I did NOT drink alcohol YES more difficult

One Positive Thing I Noticed Today….

You don’t have to be perfect to succeed.

What I’m Looking Forward To Tomorrow…
Friday! Weekend nearly here!