What day to start……..
Attention, K-Mart Shoppers: There is nothing magical about starting a diet on January 1.
It’s just a fact. I can’t count how many times I failed a diet I started on January 1 or on Mondays for that matter.
I always thought January 1 was the magical willpower day. THE day to start a diet. I derailed that train of thought every year…for years and years.
You see, January 1 is a holiday. It’s a day off for many. A day to get together with family and friends…and food will be involved.
The time I was successful with my diet? I started on a Thursday. In September. Instead of waiting to start my diet on a Monday or after the holidays, I started it when motivation struck.
The time you feel the urge…that little voice in you saying, “On Monday I should start a diet.” THAT’S IT! That’s when you start.
Dieting can never be perfect. You will always make mistakes. Some big and some minor. Too many times I would start a diet, mess up, and wait till the following Monday to start my diet. Even if I messed up on Tuesday.
Removing the Monday start removed the Monday mindset.
Removing that allowed me to more easily forgive myself when I messed up. When I messed up at lunch, I got back on track at dinner.
Monday is not magical either.
Now, when I mess up on Tuesday, I get back on track by Wednesday.
There is nothing magical about January 1 on any given Monday, but there is the magic of willpower buried somewhere in all of us.
Thank goodness for that.
December 28, 2007 at 6:43 am
Adina: as you know I started cutting on Christmas Day! Actually I am eating more now and I am losing weight — HOW COOL IS THAT? — for a long time my calories were too low which was causing me to stall. Without a doubt diet is the hardest part of bodybuilding…