I run a small café, so my day is basically portion control with a health code. Taste the soup, level the frosting, eat the broken pastry so it doesn’t hit the bin. If I could send a note back to my first seven days, I’d say the quiet appetite is real, but it doesn’t erase the habit of reaching while I work. I still had to decide, mid-rush, that the cracked cookie was not my lunch. I wish someone had told me to eat a proper meal before opening, because by 2 p.m. I was calling sample bites 'quality control.' Also, the scale can sit still for 10 days while my waistband and my afternoon energy tell a better story. And I didn’t need to overhaul everything on day one — just water, protein, and one less bite at the pass. What’s the one thing you’d tell yourself before week one?