Must succeed this time…

Congrats on day 1!! Improve a little bit each day, or each week.

I can relate to your feeling, that success is imperative. For me, it's like a voice in the back of my head saying, ‘you really need to get back to a healthy lifestyle, or your going to be sliding down a slope you don’t want to go down.’

I’ll be cheering for you!

Good start! Every day, every moment really, is a new chance.

I always struggle with feeling like a failure. If I have a rough day, or make bad decisions I feel like it's because I'm weak or not good enough, etc. and that I'm back at Step 1 and everything feels so overwhelming. My therapist has really helped me to reframe my thoughts: Essentially, every moment is another chance to make a good choice. So, if I overate or made a bad decision for lunch, that's okay. I made a bad choice, but I'm going to make a good choice next. Life is a series of millions of choices and I'm not always going to make the healthiest choice, but I'll forgive myself and tell myself that I'm strong and on a long journey and my next choice will be better.

And then follow through.

Give yourself grace and choose differently the next time.