Also, let me draw attention to this bit of wisdom I found on a great blog I read a lot, Callipygian:

…it’s OK if you still get those crazy cravings. That you’re not a failure if you don’t automatically order steamed fish and vegetables at a restaurant.

For some insane reason, I had fixated on the idea that I would be a success when all these habits were ‘broken’. Until then, I was weak. A failure. That I would never succeed.

Success is not obliterating these things. Success is being aware of them and making good choices as often as you can. Because we are human and if you offer me the choice between cheesecake and lettuce, well, I’m not going to be noble about this.

But I know that if I eat the cheesecake, I need to do x amount of exercise and watch what I eat for a couple of days afterward. And that I can enjoy the cheesecake and not beat myself up for it afterwards. I just need to make different choices after eating it to compensate.

Isn’t that good? I think, deep down, I was thinking that, yes, one day I will really crave grilled fish more than pizza. But I think it’s more about choosing that grilled fish, more often than not (but not always) over the pizza. Okay, enough italicizing for today.