Be Kind to Yourself

I have to confess to you dear reader it's not been an easy week and I've slipped a little here and there. The reason? Habits. I've been doing some heavy gardening and painting jobs and it's knackering. At the end of the day you're filthy and sweaty and reach for a beer. Second one tastes even better. But in days gone by I might have reached for more but have steadied the ship with a couple. They're still empty calories but at least I'm modifying learned behaviours.
Last night I celebrated a friends birthday at an all you can eat buffet place in town. A month or so ago this would have been a kind of heaven. It had changed, I'd changed. The food just wasn't what I wanted any more. I wanted fresh, I wanted better.
Yesterday we sat and planned food for the next week, did the shop and it was better and cheaper than in a long while.
So even though I've slipped back a little on the early gains on the scales I think it's important to view the positives.
Through this process I'm making life changes and it's important to reward yourself. Not to deny yourself totally and not to beat yourself up because you've made slips here and there. Too many and too large a slip and sure you've got problems to adjust but a cheeky beer in the sun after a long day, why not? You've still got to enjoy life.