80%

I wrote yesterday about how I felt better for eating more sensibly and cooking more from scratch, even though I wasn’t really tracking my calories or weight. I also mentioned how I’ve not been cutting anything out so I’ve eaten plenty of chocolate and had a few things like McDonalds.

One thing I’ve noticed is that I’ve not felt guilty about this. Generally I’ve felt better after days where I’ve made food from scratch and had plenty of fruit and veg but the days where it’s not been as good as that or evenings where I’ve had chocolate before bed I’ve still gone to sleep feeling good. Previously I’d feel guilty about these kind of things even if I knew I wasn’t over my calories, like mentally, foods like takeaways made me feel a bit bleugh, and I really do mean in my brain not just that I felt a bit sluggish.

I think that kind of mindset shift, where the 80/20 rule really does feel like it’s ok, rather than being ok in theory but still feeling a bit like a failure (if we’re honest) has done wonders for me, because now those meals that weren’t planned aren’t derailing the rest of my day of week.