For me, this is day 12. That is actually a longer succesful streak than I have succeeded staying healthy for many many months. That in and of it selves is great.
One thing here that really helps me is the small number, I need to reach in both games I'm playing. It helps me relax and not lose faith that this IS going to be achievable. My old pattern is most definately to try for a week or two, and as soon as the weight plateaus, I give up.
So the positives this time around is that I keep making beautiful healthy dishes with lots of veggies everyday. I sleep as much as I can, and try to get 8-9 hours in every night. I am 12 days clean of gluten, red meat, alcohol, sugar and dairy. I am succeeding in Step-bet as well, and get a lot more moving in my day than I use to. I still cannot do hard workouts or run with the nerve-pain in my limbs, but I move. I work in my garden everytime it does not rain, and feel sore from it (a much nicer kind of pain). I go to an infrared sauna to sweat out toxins once a week an I really try taking one step at a time.
The challenges are very much the need to numb. I use food and fat and sugar and overeating to not be so sensitive and vulnerable and antsy. I try to lean into these uncomfortable feelings, but it tempts me every day. I try to eat a little dark chokolate or come of with creative ways to NOT surrender to the pull, and with a lot of willpower it works out.
I really try to work on staying vulnerable. Braving the wilderness, like Brené Brown writes about in her lovely new book.