New Years Resolutions..so far

Well, here we are, its January 20th and to be fair things are going just fine.
I started the NEw YEar with determination and cut out, cakes, biscuits, sweets, crisps, chips, dips, chocoate, bars, pastries etc etc.
I also decided to work on increasing my intake of water, and also green tea.  I am a tea lover and l know from past experience if l cut out tea altogether l get a nauseating headache.

So l did just that,  l have been drinking mugs of hot water all day long, and also having green tea throughout the day. I am still enjoying my cups of ordinary tea, which l drink without milk so l reckon there is no harm in that.

I did go hell for leather with cutting out carbs too. I felt fine actually.  I embraced fruit, veg and salad, and also homemade soup. All of which l love eating anyway so, again, no hardship there.

What threatened to derail me was that after about day 10, the abundance of fruit, veg and salad began playing havoc with my tummy so l had to rein that in a wee bit and introduce some carbohydrate.   I had a very unsettled stomach for a few days so l increased carbohydrate but resisted any of the junk food .

Today l have embarked on an attempt at the 5:2 diet which lm hoping will be easier to tackle now that l have done the NEw YEars Cleanse.  I think trying to do it all at once would have been a bridge too far for me.

I am motivated. I am happy to be trying. I am happy that l feel motivated. I am also easier on myself about slips. everybody does it.The real challenge is not to throw it all away when l do.

I read a very good quote recently that said If you drop your mobile phone on the floor you dont then proceed to stamp it to bits and kick it around the room and say hey, it was bust up anyway.
 So if l decided i want something, or it is a special occassion or something, its ok to have that scone, or whatever.  What isnt ok is to come home and eat   a cookie and maybe some bread, or some crisps etc.  The scone is fine, if its just the scone.

I constantly remind myself that I gave up smoking, without any help.  I also stopped drinking, not because l drank a lot, but more because l really didnt need it, or want it.  So its important to acknowledge the fact that l have willpower, and if l put my mind to something, I REALLY CAN DO IT, FOR ME