How to Prepare for a “Food Tune-Up”.... Step 4: Prepping for Success by Taking ACTION!

You know those strategies you came up with last time about circumventing the things that might derail you???  

Start working on THOSE things!  (Cuz it’s great to come up with ideas, but they don’t do us any good unless we ACT on them, right?)

For example, in the past, one of my BIGGEST obstacles to healthy eating has been mindlessly munching on junk food around the house, or grabbing junkie snacks cuz I was “starving” and “the healthy stuff” wasn’t available.  

So I’m going to be proactive about that.  I’m going to start clearing out the cabinets and fridge of trigger foods and junk foods.  I might freeze some things. I might hide some things out of sight and put them wayyy up high where I can’t reach them.  I might throw things away.  I might give things away.  This may take a few days…and this is ok! (That’s why we start this process early!)

Another big obstacle of mine was being led astray by well-meaning friends and family who like to take me out to dinner, offer me fun junk foods, or share amazing margaritas with me!  

As such I’ve been talking to hubby and my friends about what I’m doing.  I’ve told them when the Food Tune-Up is going to start (September 5th) and when it’s going to end (September 14th).  I’ve asked hubby if we can eat in for those 10 days and I’m going to ask everyone to do their best to not offer me junk foods or alcohol during that time.  That way those situations don’t suck up all my willpower and make me vulnerable to slipping up!  I really wanna eat healthy and start feeling GREAT!

So if YOU really wanna eat healthy and start feeling great…take ACTION!  Start DOING the things you wrote down yesterday (question #2).  Be proactive about things that may derail your efforts!  Prep for success by taking ACTION!

PS

If you listed obstacles and can’t figure out ways to circumvent them, please ask for suggestions in the space below!  I’m always willing to help and I know others who are reading have gone through Food Tune-Ups before and they have great strategies for success too!  I want everyone doing this to find success and achieve their goals!  Let’s make this happen!

How to Prepare for a Food Tune-Up...Step 3: Prep your Environment for Success!

OK.  So...  

Now we know WHY we’re doing this little Food Tune Up.  

We have a SHOPPING LIST of delicious nutritious foods and drinks that we will eat freely. (Can't wait!)

The next step is to make sure we’re PROACTIVE and get rid of the things that might derail us.

So now, if you’re playing along, be honest with yourself and write down the answers to the following two questions:

1. In the past, what have been your obstacles to eating healthy? (What situations derail your efforts?) 
2. Strategize.  How could you be proactive and circumvent those things that typically push you off track?

You can read MY answers for questions 1 and 2 right HERE.

The most common "obstacles" or "derailers" to eating healthy that clients have shared with me are things like...Lack of Willpower, Being at Social Events, Eating Out at Restaurants, Overeating, Random Snacking, or Late Night Snacking.

Are these your Obstacles too? Do you have different Obstacles?

What Strategies could you put in place to circumvent these issues?

Feel free to share your Obstacles and Strategies below...Your ideas might help others who struggle with the same issues as you!

Let's help to keep each other on track!

Stay tuned for the next post, when we start to put these ideas in motion!