08/11/2025
Diet World Thinking:
βWell, thatβs bonnie night over for another year, hey-ho, itβs nearly Christmas.
Itβs so flippinβ cold, my body NEEDS comfort food to keep it going this time of year.
Plus Christmas parties are going to start ramping up in a few weeks.
Lifeβs too short to be miserable.
Might as well quit this diet lark for this year.
Iβll worry about it next Springβ π(conveniently forgetting you said you canβt diet in the Spring last year because you had too much on and wanted to drink in pub gardens and have bar-b-ques).
My Thinking:
β8 weeks left until the end of the year. Great, thatβs 8 weeks more possibility.
Yes, Iβve got more social occasions than usual coming up.
But, the reasons why I wanted to let go of this weight are still very much there. If I quit now I know Iβll 100% regret it come the New Year.
If I quit now, I can very easily (and lets face it probably will) gain about half a stone between now and the new year.
If I carry on, even if I plan some off-plan days to fit in around my social occasions, I could EASILY let go of half a stone (more depending on how many days Iβm prepared to stick to plan)
So whatβs the point in giving up?
I am the point here.
Iβm dieting differently this time. The only thing Iβm quitting is my old, unuseful βall or nothingβ thinking.
I donβt have to be 100% on a strict Step 100% of the time.
The beauty of The 1:1 plan is how flexible it is with the different Steps, and Iβm going to take advantage of that.
So Iβm going to put a plan in place, work out what Step Iβm doing on what day.
Plan in my off-plan social occasions, and share my plan with my consultant to make that commitment to myself.
Lifeβs too short for me to give up on my dream. Iβm going to wake up on the first of January happy with and proud of myself.
Iβm feeling really good about this now!β β€οΈ