I get knocked down...but I get up again.

There's an "old" song that I remember my little brother used to belt out at the top of his lungs. It was the song he played over & over & over again to get pumped up for a big game in high school, the song he used to cheer himself up when things didn't go his way, and the song that drove me NUTS because I heard it so often.

That same song, called Tubthumping (or "I get knocked Down", as I call it) by One-hit-wonder Chumbawumba, somehow manages to ring clear as day in my head at times when I myself need a pick-me-up or reminder that things will be OK. When I stop & think about it, the fact that THIS song is what pops in my head is very odd on 2 counts:

1. The song (aside from the chorus) is really pointless and (let's face it) strange
2. I REALLY hated it when I was younger.

The chorus of the song says:

I get knocked down, but I get up again.

You're never gonna keep me down!

There is really nothing SO special about the words, except they stand as a reminder to me that it doesn't matter HOW many times you get knocked down, as long as you get back up.

I have a confession to make....

I cheated on my diet this weekend. (Begin the tisk-tisk's and gasps)

I have held steadfast on my diet for 3 weeks without a single moment of cheating...but this weekend, there were too many birthdays to avoid, too much time out of the house to make a healthy sensible meal on the go, and (quite frankly) I WANTED to cheat. There, I said it. I admit it! I WANTED to taste something other than my "allowed" food items...to smell the intoxicating aroma at a restaurant and quench my thirst for calories! And I did...and I LOVED IT...while I was eating.

I have heard people refer to being in "food comas", yet until this weekend...I had never experienced one. Oh mercy heavens...I was useless yesterday! I felt so gross, and bloated, and gluttonous! Now, don't read too much into my words, as (despite what it may sound like) I didn't binge or stuff myself silly, in fact, I ate what most people have for a "normal" dinner meal. I ate salad, 2 bread sticks, a chicken breast & a small side of mashed potatoes...followed by sharing a decadent chocolate lava cake (is your mouth watering yet?).....mmmmmm. However, after limiting myself only to the FUEL that my body NEEDS rather than the tastes that my body WANTS, I was stuffed!

Yes...I was knocked down hard on me 'arse yesterday, but today I'll get back up.

I am glad that I allowed myself one day to enjoy friends & family, to NOT focus on calories, to have a fun-filled & tasty day complete with some new memories. Yesterday was great. Yesterday is gone, and now is today. Today, I am 100% re-focused and determined to get back up, shake myself off from any lingering urges to cheat, climb back onto my diet wagon and continue the journey to achieving my goal weight.

And that, as far as I'm concerned, is what really matters. Giddy-up!

Until Tomorrow!

Keep healthy, keep safe and keep going!

Have an awesome day!

♥Fit~NOW~Girl♥