1. Prepare and plan!
Look at the resources and options you have available to you to take action and decide which ones will work best for you. In other words, what foods or types of exercise you like, what will be easy to achieve and fit in with your schedule.
2. Commit!
Once you have decided what you are going to eat each day or what exercise you are going to do schedule it into your diary and when the moment comes, do it!
3.Prioritize!
Having completed whatever preparation you need to do in advance, make sure you have everything in place for you to succeed i.e. the right foods in your fridge, cupboards and freezer, the right tools for your exercise
4.Set yourself smaller, achievable goals!
You don’t have to start by creating gastronomic, technical meals or by doing hours of intense or difficult exercise. Begin with simple meals and simple exercises that you know and enjoy.
5. Reward yourself!
A treat can be non food based and can even help you towards your goals. Treating yourself to a new kitchen gadget to help you with your cooking or a relaxing massage to help you get the best from your exercise can be fantastic rewards for your efforts.
6. Break challenging days into more manageable chunks:
If you do have a day that feels like there is going to be no time for you to eat healthily or exercise, make a plan of how you can address it by fitting in some healthy snacks or short sessions of activity so that it feels you have been able to do something.
7. Don’t try to be perfect!
There really is no perfect moment to start to have a healthier or fitter way of life as there will always be busy days, social events etc that you will have to work around and none of us are perfect! Simply choose what seems to you to be an optimum time for you to be focused, determined and willing to do what it takes to be in the flow of taking imperfect action
8. And just do it!
2 comments:
Hi Sue,
I've made it back!
After a manic few weeks things, I hope life is starting to calm down.
Yesterday I was in London Christmas shopping and it brought home that I need to keep focused and on THAT train if I want to reach Christmas and feel good about my shape.
Brekky yesterday:- shredded wheat with raisins.
Snack - banana
Lunch, round of wholemeal toast with rocket, tomato and feta.
Chicken Caesar salad.
Dinner - jacket potato and cheese.
Veg was very thin on the ground yesterday, but today's aim is to make more of that delicious soup I've been promising to make myself.
My body is definitely feeling the workouts with Sue which is another incentive to carry on the good work even when I am not feeling so great and a bit tired.
See you later.
Hi Penny
I have reposted your comment on the FatSCrap Chat Room page and answered it there.
Hope your day went as well as it could today x
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