The 12 step program was posted by my BeachBody coach a few days ago. After considering my dilemmas with eating and the 12 steps she had posted, I changed the steps to fit with my goals and current struggles.
“You get used to it, if you do it a bit at a time.”
The 12-Step Program
The rules:
Apply these changes, one at a time, until you get used to them. This will probably be 3-4 weeks per step. But in a year’s time, you’ll be eating as healthy as possible.
Focus as much energy as possible on each change for at least a couple weeks. Don’t deviate if you can. Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it.
If it seems too difficult, make a smaller step instead. For example, instead of cutting out sweets, just cut out cakes and donuts. Smaller steps make things much easier.
Always replace bad food with healthy food that you enjoy.
So these are my rules:
1. I spend A LOT of money eating out, because it is quicker, problem is I am spending too much money then and I don’t know what my food has been cooked in. My first step will be to stop eating out. 1 meal a week can be ate out at a restaurant with friends or family.
2. Drink water instead of soda. As stated in a previous blog, I drink way too much diet coke and now root beer. For caffeine I can replace the morning soda with green tea, other than that it’s water from here on out. (Other than the occasional social drinking.)
3. Count calories/ meal plan. I’m a busy person and when I don’t know in advance what I am having for a meal then I grab something easy from the store or a restaurant. By planning my meals a week in advance, then I only have to go to the store once and I can better plan the rest of my schedule.
4. Learn to make breakfast foods or have a fruit salad instead of cereal, bagels or random left overs from dinner/lunch.
5. Add fresh veggies to dinner. If you don’t already, have some steamed greens with dinner. Cut out a less healthy side dish if you usually eat something else.
6. For about a week or two out of every month I crave red meat, so find out why this is and what supplement with help with this craving.
Right now these are my 6 steps. I’ll have to look more into my diet to add the other 6 steps. I’m thinking a sort of food diary this week will help clue me into some other things I need to pay attention too.
Love, peace, hold the chicken grease!
