Post by lizlor on Jul 14, 2021 6:20:22 GMT
Plan for Tomorrow
If you’re not already dieting, you’ll start tomorrow! If you already started dieting, you’ll still need to do today’s task. Today, you’re going to write a food plan that includes everything you’re going to eat tomorrow. And, tomorrow, you’ll check off whatever you eat that’s on the plan and write down any food you eat that isn’t on the plan. You’ll continue to plan and monitor your eating in writing every day for many weeks and months, possibly until you’ve lost all the weight you want—and maybe even beyond. Okay, I can almost hear your sabotaging thoughts. Writing a plan and monitoring what you eat is the single task the people I’ve counseled have most often resisted. You might be thinking the same kinds of things they’ve said to me, such as: I don’t really have to do that, do I? It’s so much trouble. I don’t want to do it. That means I can’t just eat whatever I feel like eating. Writing and monitoring are very important, and if you’re like most of the people I’ve worked with, I think you’ll find that the idea of doing them is much more burdensome than the reality. Planning what you eat is essential. It helps you to do the following:
*Think about how you’re going to get and prepare the food on your eating plan. *Remember what you’re supposed to eat and when. If you don’t plan ahead, you put yourself in the tougher situation of solving problems in the moment. When you feel hungry and look in your refrigerator for something to eat, you might not come up with a diet-friendly solution.
*Eliminate spontaneous eating. Spontaneous eating—the little nibbles of snacks, leftovers, and other food—is often what keeps dieters from losing weight. Tolerate occasional hunger and cravings and learn that you can withstand them.
*Make decisions about eating before you encounter triggers. Let’s say some friends invite you to dinner. They offer you some tempting dessert. The decision is already made: no. The dessert isn’t on your plan, so you don’t eat it. You don’t have to weigh the pros and cons. You just stick to your plan. This eliminates the tension and struggle.
Plan and monitor your eating in writing every day.
Once I accept the fact that I have to write a food plan every evening for the next day, dieting will be easier.
How often do you plans meals ahead? What kind of planning works best for you?
If you’re not already dieting, you’ll start tomorrow! If you already started dieting, you’ll still need to do today’s task. Today, you’re going to write a food plan that includes everything you’re going to eat tomorrow. And, tomorrow, you’ll check off whatever you eat that’s on the plan and write down any food you eat that isn’t on the plan. You’ll continue to plan and monitor your eating in writing every day for many weeks and months, possibly until you’ve lost all the weight you want—and maybe even beyond. Okay, I can almost hear your sabotaging thoughts. Writing a plan and monitoring what you eat is the single task the people I’ve counseled have most often resisted. You might be thinking the same kinds of things they’ve said to me, such as: I don’t really have to do that, do I? It’s so much trouble. I don’t want to do it. That means I can’t just eat whatever I feel like eating. Writing and monitoring are very important, and if you’re like most of the people I’ve worked with, I think you’ll find that the idea of doing them is much more burdensome than the reality. Planning what you eat is essential. It helps you to do the following:
*Think about how you’re going to get and prepare the food on your eating plan. *Remember what you’re supposed to eat and when. If you don’t plan ahead, you put yourself in the tougher situation of solving problems in the moment. When you feel hungry and look in your refrigerator for something to eat, you might not come up with a diet-friendly solution.
*Eliminate spontaneous eating. Spontaneous eating—the little nibbles of snacks, leftovers, and other food—is often what keeps dieters from losing weight. Tolerate occasional hunger and cravings and learn that you can withstand them.
*Make decisions about eating before you encounter triggers. Let’s say some friends invite you to dinner. They offer you some tempting dessert. The decision is already made: no. The dessert isn’t on your plan, so you don’t eat it. You don’t have to weigh the pros and cons. You just stick to your plan. This eliminates the tension and struggle.
Plan and monitor your eating in writing every day.
Once I accept the fact that I have to write a food plan every evening for the next day, dieting will be easier.
How often do you plans meals ahead? What kind of planning works best for you?
