Taking stock of your weight loss habits.
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Sticking to any new behavior is like taking a machete and cutting a new path through a thick underbrush.
The strength of your muscles and the sharpness of the machete will make a difference to your success.
The new path we are creating is a new neural pathway in your brain to support your healthy eating and living. This new neural pathway will strengthen habits of self-care. Think: driving a car, brushing your teeth, or walking. Skills that took great effort to learn, and hardly a conscious thought to achieve today.
The goal of your brain is to proceed effortlessly.
This is both good and bad news.
Why bad news? It takes lots of effort to create a new habit and break an existing habit. Choosing to plan and stick to a food protocol is the new habit you are creating and you will make mistakes. Reaching for sugary fast food or eating unconsciously is the old habit.
Good news: once the new path is created, it will be effortless.
Once you create a life that is not dependent on food for entertainment and avoidance of negative emotions, you will be free of food chatter and faced with the substance of your life.
How Sharp?
Here is an appropriate tool for assessing the sharpness of your machete (weight loss plan)!
After 2 weeks, review your food journal and ask yourself the following questions:
o Am I losing weight?
o Am I preparing my food in advance?
o Am I writing my food down every night?
o How am I managing my withdrawal symptoms from no flour and no sugar?
o Am I drinking enough water?
o Am I getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep each night?
o Is one meal more satisfying than another?
o Do I prefer to eat the same meals each day or do I like variety?
On a scale of 1-10, (1=Successful 10=Difficult), how am I doing in the following areas? Circle most appropriate:
Planning & Prepping 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10
Writing & Tracking 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10
Feeling Emotions 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10
Sticking to my plan 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10
Other Self-Care 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10
Practice, practice, practice.
Pinpointing where you are succeeding and where you are still developing is crucial to your success.
Answer the questions above, and let’s get on the phone. In 30 minutes, we can review your answers and see where you are solid and where you may need a bit more support.