Have you tried unplugging it?

Whenever something goes wrong or stops working, the advice is always to unplug it, count to 10 and switch it back on again, it’s surprising how often this simple procedure can actually work. It made me wonder if it could have any influence on anything that was a bit broken and not doing as well as it should be, take me for instance. The past seven weeks have been shit, since I injured my shoulder and not been able to swim, it feels like I’ve become a bit derailed. Hardly blogged, no podcasts, eaten crap, drank loads, the list of bad behaviour goes on. It’s easy to blame life and the offers and temptations it brings, or the invitations from friends and family for your weakness and weight gain, but at the end of the day, it’s down to you.

I guess then that no-one else can pull that plug but me, otherwise how will I know it’s been put back in and switched on, so what’s the first step? guess the answers pretty simple, stop drinking so much and get back to having at least three days off like I did before, in fact I’d actually got to four without it bothering me at all. I’ve decided I’m going to start with something I’ve not done for ages and go for a whole week. That was nearly blown before I began when I got a call from a friend last night asking me to join him for a drink for his birthday. I am going to go, just for an hour (it’s called showing your face) and drink pop, sugar free of course. Next I’m going to do the shopping this afternoon and make sure I get all healthy stuff, no chocolate, no crisps and absolutely no sausage rolls.

Now I know what you’re thinking, when are you actually starting? Well….I still have a few cans in the fridge, not in a million years will I be able to resist the temptation of knowing they are there all week, so they have to be drunk tonight, yes, I realise I’ve fallen into the “I’ll start tomorrow” trap, but if I’m going to succeed, it’s vital they have gone and no, pouring them down the sink is not an option. Hopefully a week of total detox will help me massively, I’ve not been on the scales for ages and am dreading it, will I do it tomorrow? will I arse, got to have a good week of behaving before I brave that, so here we go, getting ready for a re-boot, wish me luck, switching off………….now!