Mindset
Mindset hacks that help you stay on track with your health and wellness goals.
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Learn how to plan ahead and get the results you want
Why is planning ahead important? Because it empowers confidence in our decisions and allows time to proactively solve problems. Deciding how to act in situations ahead of time reduces the drama circling our head. Planning ahead can mean planning meals to planning how you feel and react to certain situations.
Have you ever eaten off plan and blamed your circumstances? You ate that cake because the host pushed it on you, or you ate off plan because the social event was at your favorite restaurant. This is because you didn’t plan how you might feel when put into those situations. I’m not saying to never eat off plan; however, you’ll feel better and more in control when it’s decided ahead of time. If you decide eating off plan for a specific occasion is worth it, that’s okay too. As long as you ask yourself these questions: How will you feel afterwards? Is it really worth delaying your desired goal?
Some might say this takes away spontaneity, but you have to make sacrifices to meet your goals. Spontaneity doesn’t get you the goal weight. What is your goal anyway? Once you know this, you can create your roadmap on how to get there.
4 Ways to Plan Ahead
- Day to day: Track your meals 24 hour in advance, or the morning of will do. I use the Carb Manager App for this! This helps ensure you meet your macros by tracking everything ahead of time, without question.
- Social settings: Find out where the social event is and review the menu to decide what to order. When doing this, you are thinking with your highest self. This will reduce the need to make a decision on the spot and to avoid temptation.
- Saying no: If one of your family members is known for pushing you to eat something they made, then anticipate this and know how to respond. You can say no thank you, I don’t want cake right now. Sometimes I’ll even say I already had a slice, thanks!
- Vacation: Planning a vacation and staying on track can be difficult because you don’t know exactly where you will eat for every meal; Plan to eat some type of protein, fiber, and a non-starchy vegetable. Focus on what you CAN have versus what you can’t so you don’t feel constricted.
So why do we feel bad saying no when it’s ultimately our own health? Because we’re human and don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Though, with the situation flipped, would you be offended or get your feelings hurt? That’s a no for me! So let’s not make it mean so much. Besides, it’s your health not theirs.
The first step is making the plan, the second is following through. The more you follow through with yourself, the more you’ll build trust with yourself and feel a sense of accomplishment, which is a GREAT feeling! Follow through by checking out Quick and Easy Keto meals 30 minutes or less.
Keto is a lifestyle, it is not meant to stop when inconvenient circumstances arise such as the holidays or a social event. That being said: strive for consistency not perfection.
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Thought patterns and steps to achieve healthy results
This may come as a surprise to you: If you are not happy with your body today, you won’t be any happier when you reach that goal weight. Your mind will still be constantly looking for what it wants to change. While you may weigh less, your mindset remains the same – unless you work on it.
The good news is you can begin a loving relationship with yourself at any time. It begins from the inside out. Practice these thought patterns and steps to achieve lasting healthy results. After all, you only get one physical body, and it will stick around for a lifetime!
Thought Patterns
What comes up for you when you look at your body, is it positive or negative thoughts?
How would you describe your relationship with your body in regards to how you have been treating it?
If you look at the scale and have negative thoughts about it, just know the weight on the scale is only a circumstance. The thought that comes after is just a story you’re telling yourself. That same number could lead to a completely different thought for someone else. So is that story serving you? If not, you have the power to change it.
If you think about it, all of your past actions led to the results you have today, planned or not. There is no need to blame or have shame about your past actions, it is about acknowledging it and deciding to change because you WANT to, not because you feel like you need to.
Unless you decide to stay the same version of yourself for the rest of your life, it is time to make that change now and it starts with YOU. If you’re here reading this, you’re looking for something better in your life. The point is, when you have a better relationship with your body, it will become so much easier to want to take the most care of it. Motivation only lasts so long, but mindset is what keeps you going!
How To Achieve Lasting Results
What are the results you want? Whether it is to lose weight, inches, or feel better in your clothes, measure it. Pick a day to jump on the scale, take body measurements, or simply notice the way your clothes feel.Make sure to meet yourself where you’re at. Are you are someone who eats out 4-5 times a week? Reduce the frequency to 2-3 times a week instead.Do you have a sweet tooth and typically like a sweet treat after dinner? Don’t completely diminish it, instead limit the amount of days you allow yourself to do it.If you quit cold turkey, it is less likely to maintain those habits in the long term. Do yourself a favor and start where you are and ease into your new routine; There is no rush in losing weight. It takes time and consistency. Making small changes to your current habits create big results over time.- Instead of focusing on the things that you want to change about your body, pick out 3 things that you LOVE about your body.
- Expect urges to come up, but allowing them instead of caving into it. Instead of caving, do something that you enjoy; whether it’s going for a walk or expressing your creative side. Allow the urge without actually following through with it. Each time you recognize and change this pattern, you will get better and begin a new habit that puts you in control.
- Understanding your body signals: hunger and fullness queues. Are you actually hungry, bored or even stressed? Us humans tend to want to escape our negative feelings and comfort ourselves with food or something else, until we notice it and change these habits in their tracks.
Take the action today to build a better relationship with your body!
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