Persevere.

Persevere. 

Some days you wake up feeling tired or distracted. You just don't have the time or energy to follow your regimen at that moment. So, you skip breakfast, or eat that slice of cold pizza that you righteously avoided the night before. Days of discouragement shouldn't surprise you. They are reminders that food will always be complicated -- either a comfort or a distraction.  

The key to real change is perseverance. When you take a misstep, for whatever reason, know that you will continue to persevere in your journey. You will start over at the next meal--you will overcome the temptation next time. That is how you'll succeed. Being perfect just isn't going to happen. So persevere. 

Action for the day: No matter where you are in your recovery, today you will persevere. Start over every time you stray from your plan. Start over as often as necessary. 

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Hi Molly, part of this process should be planning ahead so you don't fall back into old, bad habits. You should have plenty of options for breakfast including stuff to eat on the way to work etc. And that cold left over pizza probably should be tossed or frozen to keep it from being too easy and too tempting.

Missteps happens to all of us, but the successful people jump right back on the healthy wagon and don't ruminate and stumble over past missteps.