NO MORE DIETS!
Are you overweight? About 46% of men and 32% of women in England are!
Today is the day you change your life! Today is the day you begin your journey. You are in charge, you choose, you navigate, you TAKE RESPONSBILITY!
Crickey – a bit scary! Taking responsibility. No-one to tell you what to eat, no one to weigh you and either smile or shake their head. No one to clap you when you’ve lost the requisite 2lb. No-one to give you your 'special food supplements'. So how does it work? Well here we go!!
1. It’s your choice - every time you eat, ask yourself the question “does this help me get to where I want to be?” The more often you say ‘no’ to unhealthy foods, the quicker you will reach your goal.
2. Am I really hungry? – a crucial question! If you think you are hungry, have a large glass of water first. 70% of the time when we believe we are hungry, we are in fact dehydrated.
3. Have I had enough? – listen to your body. When you know you are satisfied, stop eating. Learn to leave a little on your plate.
4. Be the last to leave the table – eating more slowly allows your stomach to effectively communicate with your brain to let you know when you are full. The easiest way to achieve this, is to be the last to leave the table!
5. Temptation be gone! – make it easy for yourself to stop eating those ‘naughty’ foods by removing them from sight. If you were trying to stop smoking, you wouldn’t leave cigarettes lying around the house!
6. Eating regularly is OK! – it’s not about how often you eat, it’s about what and how much. Don’t allow yourself to become ravenous, as you are more likely to eat the wrong foods! Eating regularly is important, to get your metabolism working effectively and to stop it going into ‘starvation’ mode (ie storing fat).
7. Less is better! – as you serve up your food, have a serving spoon less of whatever it is ie rice, bolognaise, pasta etc. No measuring or weighing. Imagine all those serving spoons of food mounting up over the week – at the end of the week, how much extra food will you have not eaten!
8. The more often you do it, the easier it gets! – remember it’s all about habit! Repeating something time and time again is what makes it a habit. The more often you repeat these good habits the easier they become, until they are your unconscious responses and you do it naturally without even thinking about it!
GOOD LUCK – YOUR JOURNEY HAS ALREADY BEGUN!
