After two days at camp babysitting my two cousins with my grandma, I have to say that the above statement is incredibly true. If you fail to plan you truly plan to fail. In previous trips to camp, whether a day trip or overnight, I spent a good portion of the trip eating cookies, ice cream, chips, and homemade (high fat and high sodium) dips. This time around I've eaten clean! I can contribute this success to two things:
1- I am committed to living a healthy lifestyle
2- I planned ahead
I know that regardless of how fast or slow I lose weight, the way I am treating my body (by eating clean and working out) is going to make me a healthier and happier person over the long run. Consistency is the key part to that change. I believe this understanding has helped me make healthier decisions and choose better alternatives when I get a fleeting craving for junk. I haven't had a single soda in over a month (diet or regular) and I choose fruit and nuts over cookies for snacks. Woohoo! While sometimes I stress that I will not lose weight as quickly as I'd like, as long as it continually goes down, no matter how slow, I know I'm doing the right thing. I remind myself that a slow loss is better than a slow gain!
The other key to my success this weekend is in the preparation. I packed my own Greek yogurt, pre-measured grapenuts, almond packets, Shakeology, Ezekiel bread, brown rice, and all natural peanut butter. Have I needed all of that? No. But every time I need a snack or a side dish to my meal, I know I have something healthy at hand. The nuts paired well with the fruit Gram bought and the Ezekiel bread went nicely with the lean hamburgers we made tonight. The yogurt and grapenuts are a traditional breakfast for me but they could also serve as a snack. I may do that tomorrow when Gram plans to make eggs and turkey bacon for breakfast. I'm not sure how clean the turkey bacon is so I'll have to check that out before I decide whether or not to eat any.
Tomorrow night I have another eat clean challenge. We are going out to eat for my boyfriend's sister's birthday. I can't exactly pack a meal to microwave at the restaurant so "planning ahead" will translate to looking up the restaurant's menu before I go and selecting a couple of options ahead of time that look the "cleanest." That way I won't be overwhelmed with the menu when I get there and will be less tempted to pick something unhealthy. I'll also skip the bread basket if there is one. I'll report back how it goes!
Keep it healthy!
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