So im going to be totally honest yesterday evening and today were a complete and utter write off! Im not going to bore you with the reasons or excuses. I messed up and thats the end of that. Normally however, I would just ignore the fact that ive messed up and just… well continue messing up, thats how I managed to gain all this weight in the 1st place. As its a new year, I have decided that I will not do this anymore. I will not beat myself up over it. Instead tonight I am going to enjoy my dinner with my family. Pick myself up again and restart in the morning. I am not a failure, I simply did not dig deep enough for the will power that I know I have. Instead I let situations get in the way and used food as I always have done as my go to. I am thankful that I now have this group to vent on how I am feeling and not hide the fact that I messed up. Surley im not the only one right? Tomorrow is going to be my new day 1.
My 21 day fasting journey day 2
I hear you. I am really struggling doing this with little kids. I know that they don’t open my mouth and make me chew, but let’s be real about 2020. I have “fasted” from friends. Fasted from babysitters and date nights with my husband. Fasted from hanging out more with other moms and kids of like ages. Fasted, fasted, fasted. Food is all that is left.
I need someone who understands the challenges of doing this with a young family and how hard it is not to get so frustrated and “treat myself” because I am “on” all the time with all their demands. I need a vacation from Christmas break!!! And I have only had 3 hours of babysitting since March!!! My toddler is waking up before 6 and refusing to nap in the afternoon–the days are LONG!! Gaaaghghh!! There, I vented with you!! We are not failures. But we will just have to dig deeper!
It’s easier for me to put my focus cap on when I can finish a sentence of my own or at least complete a train of thought! I am dropping my goals down to a 7 day fast and reevaluate then.
I’ve been able to pull off a few fast days and OMAD days since Christmas, which I am thankful for and much needed. I just need a serious attitude adjustment about this, that it really ultimately is up to me, and it doesn’t matter how demanding all my baby birdies are. 
I think I need to be realistic too and drop my goal down to 7 days too, and then see how I go from there
Baby steps instead of giant leaps
You vent away hunny. I have three children, a 14 year old who has autisim and 11 year old twins who think they are also teenagers lol. I also suffer from chronic insomnia so I feel you on the no sleep thing. We can do this together