Day 23, results of the first 25 days coming up

So day 25 is Friday, and as I promised every 25 days we'd check in and see how I was doing, I am ready to face the measuring tape and some of those exercises I did back on Day 1.

Unfortunately I have an appointment with my Osteopath on Monday, which means no working out, so tonight and tomorrow morning is when I'll have to go through the routine. A bit early,  but that's ok.

Yesterday was a challenge for food. I was asked to go the Jays game last night, which was great (lost, damn). I know when I go to the ball game with my friend TG (you'll hear more about him, he his an upcoming Monday profile), I know we will go out to dinner.

Going out to dinner is not a problem, there are lots of good choices on a menu. But I did something kinda dumb. I also went out for lunch.

Now don't get me wrong, I made good choices at both. But I'm a food addict, and eating 2 meals in a row out starts a little engine inside of me that cries out for more fuel. I don't need anymore food, but man I want it. I managed, with some help, to get through the ballgame without having another bite, but it wasn't easy. Fortunately I had some great distractions to keep my mind off of food.

It is another lesson on this journey though. We all know what can knock us off track, and we can pretend afterwards that it was inevitable, but the fact is we know, and since we know, we have a duty to ourselves to deal with it, avoid it, overcome it.

I'm happy to have had a fun night out. I'm glad I did it without over-indulging. Not over-eating did not detract from my night at all. I'm getting to that place where I don't need food for fun, and it's an awesome place to be.

I'm going to subject myself to my rowing machine, to the tape measure, to the scale. I do so knowing I've had a pretty good first 25 days. I know I can do more in the next 75, but this has been a great start.

Check back tomorrow and see how it's shaping up.