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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 14, 2019 17:17:27 GMT
Sunday, 07/14
Day 14 – Plan for Tomorrow
This habit always got me going on WW and led to my success. Knowing what I was going to eat the next day kept me from being exposed to the dithering when I am susceptible to overeating and saying “what the heck.”
Besides just planning what food you will have the next day you also need to plan for the time it will take for you to prepare the food if you are making it so you can be successful. With a plan you can keep yourself from getting too hungry, not spontaneously eat, even if you get hungry or have a craving know when and what you will eat, and assist you in avoiding triggers.
Beck suggests that you make up different options for meals and snacks. Doing this allows you to have a variety of food but you aren’t starting from scratch with each meal/snack.
Do you plan your food/eating ahead of time?
Do you have standard meals and snacks and choose from them or do you often do new things?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 14, 2019 17:19:42 GMT
Sorry I forgot to post last night.
As I said I've always planned ahead when it comes to my eating and it has assisted me with staying on plan. If I start to feel hungry or whatever I like knowing that I have food planned for later. I'm not good when I end up dithering about what to eat.
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Post by surfgirl on Jul 14, 2019 18:35:07 GMT
I always have a plan of one or two options for breakfast and lunch so I always know what PP I'm using for that half of the day. Snacks and dinner are unplanned, though when I'm really doing well OP, I have 2-3 healthy low points snack options in the house, and depending on the day, I decide how many points I'm going to use for dinner once I see where I am after lunch.
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Post by borntexan on Jul 14, 2019 20:49:59 GMT
I have been planning and tracking the night before.Sometimes I need to make adjustments but most of the time it helps to have it planned ahead of time.
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 15, 2019 5:50:17 GMT
Do you plan your food/eating ahead of time? No, not really but always have food in the house that I can create a meal from
Do you have standard meals and snacks and choose from them or do you often do new things? Breakfast is usually egg on toast with a tomato and sometimes avocado OR hot cereal OR PB on toast...sometimes vary it a bit
Lunch & Dinner are usually: a divide your plate or bowl sort of thing with a carb, protein, more veg and a fruit plus a tsp of oil.
I have dairy hit or miss with some days more dairy than others
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Post by irisinnia on Jul 15, 2019 6:33:54 GMT
I haven't been, and that's probably the biggest reason for my struggling. If I plan ahead it is super smooth sailing. If I don't. Somehow I have a soda with every meal and all the meals are fast food. lol
I have my go-to list, but I really like to try new things. Meal planning for long stretches is still elusive. But I do well with a 3/4 day plan. And that works well for me since I usually make two trips to the grocery store a week. One to our favorite discount grocery store that's a little out of the way (where I buy almost everything) then midweek to a closer mid-range grocery store to refresh the fruits/veggies and pick up specialty items that the discount store doesn't carry.
Now... if I could only stick to the plan...
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Post by lani on Jul 15, 2019 13:58:55 GMT
I have a calorie amount that I aim for each day, broken into breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, and track the number as the day goes on. I have the same breakfast and lunch almost always, and keep my new recipes for dinner.
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Post by wwlurker on Jul 15, 2019 14:27:01 GMT
I plan loosely. I usually have my dinners in mind for the week, and try to bring leftovers or a sandwich for lunches. Breakfast is usually grabbed on the way out the door and is usually yogurt and fruit just because it's easy. I do better when I plan.
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Jul 15, 2019 19:22:08 GMT
Planning is not my strong point. I plan better during the school year because I need to pack breakfast and lunch the night before.
I can do the same thing for a while and then I get really tired of it. Going to work on a meal rotation
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Post by starchild68 on Jul 16, 2019 23:05:12 GMT
Planning is not my strong point either! I will say, I have a couple of "habitual" meals, and that helps
Breakfast is usually oatmeal with fresh fruit, and 1/2 container of Dannon Light & Fit Greek yogurt. I have a veggie omelet or poached eggs and fruit at the diner once a week. Once a week I indulge in pancakes/eggs/bacon. Why??
Lunch is usually a salad topped with a veggie burger or some other lean protein and some nuts and/or olives and/or fresh or steamed veggies from the salad bar. But sometimes I have a restaurant lunch, and that's when i tend to go off track, tempted by the "specials" which are seldom healthy. When i was working FT, i seldom dined out, i would keep the office fridge stocked with Lean Cuisine frozen entrees and a bag of frozen broccoli florets to add to it....ate that every day! It was easy.
Dinner is where I get creative, but if I get really tired and pressed for time, there's a temptation to either go out to eat or prepare an old standby that may have too many carbs or fats. That's an area in which I could improve things with a little pre-planning or pre-cooking or chopping earlier in the week. I think if I could try to plan out, say, 3 meals ahead, I could make things easier.
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