First week done. Pancakes found me

They cornered me in the kitchen like a gang from Westside Story and before I knew it they were pirouetting their way into my mouth. They were dangerous. All fluffy and scrumptious. I was powerless to resist. I had created yum monsters.

This is how it happened: I caught a cold. I was doing so well. I had been eating healthy and getting my work outs in every day and then I woke up on day four, sneezing, coughing and sniffling. This always happens when I make drastic changes, I should've seen it coming. Regardless, I decided to throw myself a pity party. A pity pancake party. I whipped them up in a frenzy, devoured them for lunch, later had a nachos appetiser (yes you read that right) and then back to the pancakes for dinner. Yes (you read that right again) I had the pancakes for dinner as well. I'm torn between how awesome that is and how I know I should've made a healthier choice for myself. This is comfort eating at its finest, I know. I have a cold, I was feeling sorry for myself. The truth is, I'm just perpetuating a state of self pity as an excuse to do what I want. I guess recognising that is step one. But let's face it; Having pancakes for dinner is objectively awesome. I regret nothing.

I still did yoga that day. It was short, but it was yoga nonetheless. On day five I felt worse. I did nothing. Sometimes you have to admit defeat, or at least pause. I did. Yesterday, day six, I managed to pull myself together regardless of my cold and go on a beautiful hike. I even ran intermittently and I didn't entirely hate it. For me, that's something. Mini victory. I ate what I wanted, relatively healthy, ok that's a lie, I just really wanted to believe it. On top of being ill, the weekend was upon me. 'It's the weekend! It doesn't count!'. Yes it does. You can't just murder someone in an alleyway on a Saturday, then be interrogated on a Monday and blame it on the weekend. You'll still be held accountable. So I guess I'll have to hold myself accountable. Ugh, adulting is hard.

What I learned last week:

• A bump in the road is not an excuse to divert.

• Taking a day off is ok if you continue the next day.

• Pancakes are good.

What I will focus on this week:

• Eating a lot healthier.

• Increasing the intensity of my work outs.

• Not making pancakes

I guess technically I've missed out days now, but I'll get 28 in a row eventually, even if it takes a little longer. As long as I end up developing a better habit, I will have achieved what I set out to do. I wonder how I'm doing so far...

Oh and I had pancakes today as well.

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