Can I ask you a question…
Have you ever gone on a diet, or gone away on holidays and eaten foods that look and feel nothing like your regular routine?
I bet you said to yourself at some point “I cant wait to get back to normal eating”
It is for this exact reason that I want you to make small changes with the least amount of disruption from “normal” as possible. That doesn’t mean no changes at all, but the more your new plan looks and feels like your old plan = the better.
The best diet is the one you don’t know you are on
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Here is an example of what your day might look like. Both prior to Habit 1 and during Habit 1.
Before this program
Prior to this program your day might have looked something like this (example only)
- 7.30am – coffee
- 8am – 2 pieces of toast with peanut butter
- 12.30pm – take away lunch – chicken and rice
- 3pm – yoghurt and chocolate biscuit
- 7pm – spaghetti Bolognese
- 8.30 pm – wine and biscuits
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Example of this weeks habit change. (Habit mentality)
What I would hope your day looks like in week 1 of this program
- 7.30am – coffee
- 8am – 2 pieces of toast with peanut butter plus an apple
- 12.30pm – take away lunch chicken and rice with added frozen veg (or whatever is easiest and most enjoyable). Because you have bulked up your meal with veg, you end up eating a little bit less than you normally do. You can put the leftovers aside for another day
- 3pm – yoghurt and chocolate biscuit plus added berries (or whatever fruit or veg you like best)
- 7pm – smaller portion of spaghetti bolognese with a big side salad (an easy one). You end up eating less pasta than you normally would because of the added salad. You are not hungry at all, in fact you are perfectly satisfied.
- 8.30pm – wine and biscuits – but maybe less than last week because you don’t feel the need to pick as you are full and satisfied from all of the nutrients in your day.
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Can you see and feel how similar these 2 plans are?
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What I don’t want you to do…
Example of habit change 1 = NOT ideal. (Diet mentality)
AKA – Where I think some of you may be going wrong.
- 7.30am – coffee
- 8am – vegetable frittata
- 12.30pm – tuna and salad
- 3pm – pre cut up veggie sticks that took a bit of effort to prepare
- 7pm – chicken and baked vegetables – completely new recipe that I have never tried before
- 8.30pm – glass of water and went to bed
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Can you see how this example looks and feels nothing like your regular routine?
This is not one step at a time. This is ALL or NOTHING thinking.
I know its so tempting to jump into a diet / meal plan / perfection mentality. But ask yourself, haven’t you done all that before? How’d it work out for you?
This advice is given with love and caring, so that you go easier on yourself and have more chance at long term success.
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#HabitsNotDiets
#LongTermGame
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