I love the quote above, I came across it yesterday, I’ve hard the first
part before but I’ve never heard the second bit and that’s the bit I like. I know these days throwing things away is not
an easy choice to make, especially with finances being a priority for most, but
sometimes you have to remember where the wastebin is and it isn’t your
WAIST! Try not to eat because it’ll go
off if you don’t or any other similar reason, if I cook something I’m not keen
on, I don’t make myself eat it, I freeze it and give it away.
Of course there is the nice kind of throwing away, usually old clothes
that are now to big for you as one member text me to share that info with me on
Monday, she was delighted she was getting rid of her old stuff. And then there’s the lovely Serena who’s
birthday it is tomorrow, she’ll be 76, her husband treated her to some new
clothes this week as a present and she told us all that she’s gone from a size
26 to an 18 after losing 2 stone so far this year, such a lovely lady but does
give herself a hard time when she doesn’t lose, so it looks like we don’t learn
as we grow up ;D
This week I decided to manage my environment, we all have our trigger
foods, the snacks and sweets that can make us forget all about our weight loss
goals, by enticing us to indulge in them.
It helps with your success to do what you can to minimise your exposure
to such trigger, managing your environment to that you’re not always around foods
that tempt you.
It’ll help you immensely if you organise, remove the junk food from
your kitchen, and replace it with filling and healthy food that you know will
satisfy you and keep you on track, it’ll mean you’ll be in a better position to
make those smart choices. I’m smiling
right now because I can hear a few of you saying, “I have to have it in the
house for the kids!” NO YOU DON’T, by weaning them off it now you’re saving
them a weight problem in the future. I’m
not saying never give them treats but make them ‘TREATS’ not everyday snacks,
introduce them to the fruit bowl.
By sorting your own surrounding, you can also have a good start when
you come into situations where you have no control over the foods that are
around you. Sometimes managing your own
environment, means managing the way you respond to your environment.
So is this a habit you need to work on?
Do you struggle to throw away leftovers?
Do you tend to overeat when you’re with certain people? Do you overeat when there’s too much tempting
food around you? If certain foods are
around, can you not help but eat them?
Do you keep extra food in the house in case you get visitors?
I haven’t bought bread this week because I know it’s my weakness, if
there’s bread in the house I’ll opt for it as my meal because it’s quick. I’ve also filled my fridge with good choices,
fruit, veggies and all the good foods that are going to help me lose at least a
pound. My house is still filled with red
wine but I seem to be resisting that okay for now, however I might move it out
of sight I think today so I don’t get tempted tonight.
Is there some re-organising you could do in the kitchen to make it
easier for you to stay on plan? Why not
do that this weekend, it’ll give you something to do and help you with the weight
loss mission.
Have a lovely day; it’s looking good out there again, so I’m off with
Alfie for an hour.
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