Moving on from a let down

Sunday represented my first let down day of the year. By this I meant I let myself down on the diet front. Little man had me awake most of the night and as I wearily made my way through the day, I couldn’t resist reaching for crisps and sugary badness. One bad day in three weeks is not going to hurt me, but I was a little disappointed with myself for breaking in those circumstances, not least as I was telling myself to stop but couldn’t quite bring myself to do so.

Despite that, I’ve been pretty consistent throughout the week and have reasonable expectations of a positive weigh in tomorrow. My wife cooked a smashing Slimming World Moussaka which I managed to extend to three meals due to leftovers. Vegetables and lentils were pretty yummy and I wouldn’t be averse to eating it again. Of the soups I’ve been eating for lunch, the lentil varieties have been my favourite as they have a nice chunky stew effect and help to fill me up until dinner time.

Last Saturday I felt I made progress on the running front. My third 5k of the year and easily my best, not that there was much competition. I shaved 80 seconds off my time from the previous two weeks and felt like I was getting into a decent rhythm. There is still plenty of scope for improvement given my PB is is still a long way off, but I’m pleased to be moving in the right direction by feeling both physically and mentally fitter. Hooking up with an old school friend for future Saturday morning runs ahead of his half marathon can only help to push on and I’d like to think I’ll be improving my time on a weekly basis henceforth.

The weigh-in comes tomorrow and though I don’t expect things to have changed dramatically, I am predicting a loss. The first two weeks of the year produced astounding numbers. Every lb lost from here on will be more of struggle, but any loss will be welcome.