When you’ve been living off of meat pies and mi goreng for a while – or even if you’ve simply been indulging a little too much on treats lately – it’s never easy to jump back into healthy eating.
Your body yearns for sugar, it misses your nightly wine and don’t even get us started on how bad pizza cravings can be. But it’s the low moments of cravings and feelings of ‘hanger’ – yes, it’s a real thing – that we can all relate to.
Who hasn’t begun eating healthy after a period of eating junk and felt food withdrawals?
We’ve compiled a list of the 10 most common thoughts we have when we start a healthy eating plan…
“I’ve never been so hungry in my life.”
Stage one of the diet: complaining to anyone who will listen that you’re hungry and hating life.
“Wow, healthy food is gross, I really want a cheeseburger…”
When you try to eat healthy and realise there are some really weird healthy dishes. Don’t get us started on making our own kombucha, how weird does a SCOBY look?!
“Oh yeah, I can’t eat chocolate/biscuits/bagels anymore.”
Having to remind yourself that chocolate is no longer part of your daily meal plan is tricky as anything.
“This is the absolute worst.”
How bad is it when your workmates are having cake for a colleague’s birthday and you just sit sadly and watch everyone else eat?
“I got this! Salad is great!”
Sometimes you’ll get a random burst of motivation and remember why you started your healthy eating.
Eating your healthy lunch while the person next to you has leftover Chinese food:
“Give it to me now!”
When you cave and have a donut binge and feel gluggy as anything:
“Oh yes, this was a mistake!”
How we feel those first few weeks on the Keto diet:
“Carbs are everything.”
But then things start to change… and you start feeling really good. Glowing even. And you can’t wait to start a #fitspo Instagram account documenting all your healthy dishes and gym progress.
“I am amazing. Who wants some health tips?”
When you’ve eaten healthy for a whole week and are feeling pretty damn impressed with yourself.
“Six-pack, here I come!”
