I’ve fallen off the wagon: Lifestyle Reboot

So… it’s been yonks since I posted on the Lifestyle Reboot.

And that’s because I’ve fallen off the wagon.

There’s no single event or single reason to explain my failure, but I believe it’s a failure of willpower and strength. As my work days got busier and the home life got harder to fit in around it (par for the course with my job and ambition), I started falling back on old habits and taking shortcuts on food.

I was tired so I’d sleep too late and skip breakfast, then buy buttery raisin toast from the cafe near work.

I’d forget to make lunch so I’d grab ready-made sandwiches, full of fatty sauces and creamy dressings.

I’d grab chocolate bars in the afternoon for their sugar fix, because my body started the day poorly and was behaving poorly as a result.

Mostly, I’d just feel too tired to care, so I’d go with what comforted me – the good stuff.

Except it’s not good at all.  It’s BAD for me, and I know it.

So what am I going to do?  GO BACK TO BASICS. By doing these things:

• Forcing myself from bed at 6am every weekday, no matter what
• Eating a bowl of oats and fruit / muesli-type cereal
• Having a piece of fruit for morning tea
• Incorporating a 20 minute walk into a lunch break (by making sure I take at least that break!)
• NOT BUYING FOOD FROM SHOPS
• And getting back on to good water intake habits. (That’s half the problem I think.)

And that’s my plan. Do these things for 2 weeks, and then increase my goals to something closer to what they were at the beginning of this little project.

I need to break the cycle.

For those interested in stats, I honestly haven’t weighed myself for about 4 weeks, as I know I won’t like it.  I suspect though that I’m probably sitting on about 102kg, if my clothes’ tautness is anything to go by.

If I get brave I’ll weigh-in and report back.