I’m working away steadily at changing my habits.

One habit I seem to have finally crushed is the addiction to Pepsi Max. I had got to the stage where I practically didn’t drink anything else. Not good.

I haven’t drunk it for weeks, apart from half a glass on the weekend. And you know what? I didn’t enjoy it.

These days I’m drinking either tea or soda water with a lemon slice / spritz of lemon. It is tastier, cheaper and better for me. I have hope that my addiction to Pepsi Max is at an end.

I’m also eating fruit again. I’m not wild about apples, but I’ve been eating mandarins and bananas, and I enjoy both. Summer is coming on, and I’m also looking forward to summer fruit – stone fruit and berries. Yum.

All the food plans in OA seem to have breakfast included, but I’m not really a breakfast person. So I’ve bumped the protein back to dinner, and I’ll just eat a piece of fruit for morning tea. Hopefully that will work.

My husband and I are just about to plant fruit trees. So hopefully it won’t be long until I’m eating my own, home grown fruit.

So yes, I’m killing off the bad habits.

Another bad habit I’m in the process of killing is my habit of eating in the evenings in front of the TV. Not good. I’m working on getting to three meals a day with no snacks. That’s the goal.

I’m also working on eliminating sugar and processed carbs from my diet altogether. That’s hard work. That includes junk food, cakes and biscuits.

Finally, I’m building up the amount of veggies I eat. I used to be a big vegetable eater, but lately not so much. I need to work on that. And I am.

So that’s where I’m at. I’m feeling happier too.

Killing old habits is hard.

I’ve realised – after logging literally EVERYTHING I eat for a couple of weeks – that I eat a lot more junk food than I thought.

I also snack a lot more than I thought.

I feel like one of those people on Secret Eaters that needs the cameras on them to finally figure out what they’re doing wrong.

Like I said, I logged literally everything. A bite of something, a taster of something, I logged it all. It was eye-opening.

And incredibly helpful.

I’m a mindless eater and a snacker. I also binge on anything sweet, and I have a problem with processed carbohydrates. I can’t eat just one slice of bread, or just one bite of chocolate. It spirals, every time.

So I’m going to eliminate them.

I’m also planning ahead for difficult situations. So morning tea at work I will now bring a piece of fruit, instead of eating the cakes and biscuits. That will help.

So I’m into accountability. I didn’t realise that I was as bad as I am, and accountability will help me figure out how to improve.

I can do this. I will do this!

I’m back at work this morning, and weighing and measuring everything that I eat.

I’m making sure I write it into my food app before I eat, so I don’t forget anything.

So far today I’ve had: a chai latte, a bowl of oats with a teaspoon of sugar. I’m happier writing everything down to give me accountability than just guessing – I don’t want to be one of those people on “Secret Eaters” that doesn’t know what they’re actually eating. I want to know, so I can see where the problems are.

Still in lockdown.

Downloaded Map My Walk today. I’m going to start walking half an hour daily, with the aim of walking to and from work when we return.

No small task – I live at the top of a VERY big hill.

I’m doing okay.