Day 4 : "Evil Ginsters"

Driving home from Milton Keynes this evening, I stopped off at a petrol station to refuel for the first time this week.  As I pulled into the forecourt, I realised that I had an imminent challenge to overcome.

You see, I have formed a terrible habit in recent years of buying a snack most times I stop to get fuel. Many a diet has been broken in the past by the sight of all those lovely Ginsters pasties, steak bakes, brunch bars, sweet chilli bars, and sandwiches laden with tasty, calorific fillings- all lined up in their seductive little black wrappers. whispering "eat me, eat me, eat me..."

... oops, sorry, I was starting to fantasise then... quick slap of face and let's move on:

So anyway, as I filled my car with diesel, I had to try really hard not to think about them.  And the more I tried not to, the harder it became.  As I walked nervously into the shop to pay, I could see delicious food all around me.  I thought about buying something relatively healthy... but they don't ever seem to sell apples, do they?  So, determined not to give into the evil Ginsters, I started eyeing up those weird rice 'snack-a-jacks'.  I needed something, had a craving for a treat.  But I heard a voice - an alien voice - in my head saying "empty calories, empty calories, beware the empty calories..."

So before I could think any more, I picked up a bottle of diet coke instead, marched up to the till, paid and got the Hell out of there.

Another small triumph.

And after naively stating last night that I was finding this all relatively easy, I found the gym much harder tonight as well.  I did a triceps workout which I enjoyed, but my 30 minutes on the cross trainer was the most laborious its been this week, by far.  To the point where about 12 minutes in I was wondering if I would be able to do 30 minutes cardio tonight.  But I battled through.  I think my body is starting to realise its now getting less fuel... but hopefully this means it will start drawing more on the copious fat reserves at its disposal.  So deal with it, body - adjust, and stop moaning.

So all in all, today has been of a bit of a wall.  But I've climbed it.

Diet today:

- Breakfast:  A banana and an orange;
- Lunch: A tuna & bean salad;
- Dinner:  A salad.  I'm about to prepare it, and haven't yet decided which type of fish to have with it tonight.  I'm going to surprise myself at the last minute.  Get me, living on the edge.