Replacing Bad Habits with Good Ones!

Now that I'm into my second week of eating clean and working out, I noticed that the last couple of nights I've found myself snacking on the couch while I watched TV with the boyfriend.  Hmm, that's no good!  I noticed that this also correlated with a shift from eating at the table back to eating on the couch (which is what the bf prefers).  I realized that eating my normal meals in front of the TV had created a habit of eating on the couch, causing me to want to snack later at night when I parked myself on the couch.

I'm committed to changing my lifestyle to lose a significant amount of excess fat and get in great shape and I cannot do that if I'm munching on pretzels and Nutella while I watch cooking shows!  But breaking a habit can be difficult.  So, what's a smart gal like me to do?  Why replace the bad habit with a good one of course!  I am moving all of my meals back to the dining room table.  The habit of eating only at the table should curve the late night snack cravings since my body/mind will no longer associate the couch with food.  Simple as that!  (Well, in theory anyway; I'll report on the outcome of this habit switch after a few days or weeks.)

We are the sum of our daily habits, whether for good or bad.  Working out and eating healthy can become a healthy habit that creates a lean and fit body.  Similarly, being sedentary and eating junk food can also be a habit, but that leads to weight gain and health problems.  We get to choose which habits we follow.  Stay focused for a month on creating those habits and after 30 days you won't even have to think about it anymore.  You'll just do it!  Don't believe me?  When was the last time you accidently left for work without brushing your teeth?  I bet it's been a long long time, if ever.  And why is that?  Because brushing our teeth is a daily habit, just like fitness and eating healthy should be (and will be for me!).

As I continue to identify the habits to change to make healthier, I'll let you know.  For now, I leave you with my meals for the past four days:

Left over day 7/26/12

Food 7/27/12.  I snacked on lots of popcorn after dinner  :(

Meals for 7/28.  I visited my grandma and said no to ice cream!

On 7/29 I failed at an attempt at chicken curry leading to the yogurt dinner and nutella dessert.

Stay healthy!