The Daily Up

This was my first week of trying to eat healthier but as you can see I completely failed.

I had made this choice not only as part of my weight journey but also for my health. I was never concerned about my health especially in terms of eating. I would always say “I’d rather die happy and young than eat healthy and die later unhappy”. As part of the growing up process, you become more aware of your bodily health such as the obvious weight gain but that’s the outside, what about the inside. I had no idea how much my eating habits affected my health internally. Also now that I’m older I’m starting to think of my future children and pregnancies, I want to be there for my children and be a healthy parent for them and not die young because I was selfishly eating McDonalds everyday.

I used to worked in McDonalds for 3 years, and while working there we got free lunch so I would eat McDonalds every single day without fail. I would eat before my shift because I got a discount and nothing at home tasted as nice or easy enough to make. Then on my break I would have more and when I was going home I would get a sweet treat or another snack because “I deserved it”. Though I agree you should treat yourself everyday becasue life is hard enough, but there is no need to treat yourself 5 times a day everyday.

While working there I realised how unhealthy the food was but I didn’t care, it was delicious. I saw how they would constantly break every single health guideline rule but as soon as an inspector gave warning, everything was by the book. I saw the Egyptian Pyramids when the grease from the burgers would fall, on the floor, harden and turn into a huge stack of grease that was tough to scrub off the floor. I just thought how that grease is in my system hardening and clogging my arteries. After some research, turns out the grease from the burgers can stay in your body for up to 5 YEARS! Imagine how unhealthy and sick my body is after eating at least 2 burgers per day for 3 years. I knew I had to make a change

With the help of TikTok, I became more self aware and more educated on different types of health conditions and their causes, so many things I had never heard of or considered could affect me. I learned about PCOS among other things, I was never diagnosed with PCOS as I didn’t know it even existed let alone the side effects and how relevant they were to me. Normal things I overlooked and just put it up to my unlucky genes or my lifestyle. After learning about all these new things and how what you eat can affect you in so many unknown ways, I decided I was going to make a change and eat healthier and not only see the changes in my body but feel them.

Though this week I completely failed I ate out every single day, because it was convenient. I don’t want to make excuses but I will. This week i was so busy with work I didn’t really take lunch hour I just quickly ordered food and continued working until it was ready to collect, then today I was so busy I couldn’t even leave so I ordered McDonalds to be delivered when it was right across the road. The delivery driver thought i was so lazy. The thing about fast food is that it is so quick and hassle free that I don’t have to do anything or go anywhere, it’s why they are so successful.

I was so disappointed in myself this week but I also can’t be too hard on myself because I am only human and sometimes life just gets in the way. Life can be so hard, we need to treat ourselves when we can, if it helps get through the day. I will not punish myself for this failure but i will use my disappointment to motivate me to do better next week, it will also help my bank account.

I am not sure if I will update on my food intake next week unless there is some major progress.

Please leave comments and thoughts on this blog. Do you have any struggles or advice ?