This post is all about you.
The collective you.
The greater you who fill my in-box (which I adore) with your questions about health, fitness, tattoos and more.
Recently Ive been receiving variations on this question a *bunch*:
I’m ready to change my eating habits and don’t want to do a diet (I’ve done ww before and jenny craig and south beach). I want to try and eat intuitively which I know you do. What can I do starting now? Please don’t tell me to read a book 
Im so busy. What’s the first step in your opinion?
( I chose this email because it said “in your opinion.” My apologies to the rest of the emailers but it saved me the dizclaimer yammer. )
Another reason I chose this email is because of the ‘what can I do starting now’ piece.
We all know how easy it is to do the “ starting Monday I shall ” or “ on the first of the month I will… ” & yet we all know (in our hearts. where it counts.) that it really is all about starting right.this.moment.
So I give you what I did.
What IDO.
When I finally decided the time had come to shed my freshwoman forty I followed about six steps & they’re the same kind of thing I still do on a daily basis.
When I finally decided the time had come to shed my freshwoman forty I had no acronym with which to remember it all.
I give you an acronym good lord I love me some acronyms.
To use.
STARTING TODAY.
M ini-meals. Im a believer in spreading the calories through out the day. For the most part none of my meals are bigger than any other ( I do often eat more at breakfast out of hunger. Intuitively.) Beyond the fact I think this helps me stay lean—-it definitely helps my blood sugar levels stay even & I have far more energy.
I ntuitive eating. Start this one today. Slowly. Listen to what your body is saying. Pay attention to how you feel after eating certain foods. JOURNAL. For me this isnt journaling *caloric intake* but feelings. Noting how, when I crave sweets, it’s mainly AFTER Ive had a high processed carbohydrate meal.
That sort of thing. Perhaps you begin by not even CHANGING your foods—just logging your body’s reaction to them.
Z ero HARD & FAST RULES. Again, this is just what has always work for me. Im a rebel. Make a rule that I can not have or do something & it is immediately the ONLY THING I THINK ABOUT.
F iber, Fiber, Fiber. At this point I think we all know why (want more info? still unclear? desire a list of fiberfoods? please to let me know in the comments.)—be sure you both KNOW and are acting on it.
I nvest in YOU. For me this takes the form of spending lots of money on quality foods & less money on (quality) clothing. I love me some sushi grade tuna. Im happy with clothing from Goodwill type places.
For some this may be an investment in a personal trainer. For others in a gym membership. I have more than a few non-wealthy friends who invested in cooking lessons in their homes so that they could learn a handful of easy healthy meals.
Which leads me to…
T ried & trues. Always have a few meals which you know you enjoy, which are healthy, & which are easily prepared in your arsenal. I tend to have the T & T’s already prepared and waiting in the fridge for those moments Im too tired to cook. Other people prefer just to have ingredients on hand.
Whatever *you* decide Im a firm believer in the fact that these T & T’s help to set us up for food success.
That’s me, People.
What I did starting out (sadly sans-acronym. I love me some acronyms) and what I do today.
When Im feeling completely scattered, out of my element and CRAZED I figure if I can stick to these six things Ill re-find my groove in no time.
Now you.
What would you tell the emailers who ask:
What’s the one thing I can do, starting today, to clean up/change my eating habits?
please to hit us all up in the comments.
This post is all about you.
The collective you.
The greater you who fill my in-box (which I adore) with your questions about health, fitness, tattoos and more.
Recently Ive been receiving variations on this question a *bunch*:
( I chose this email because it said “in your opinion.” My apologies to the rest of the emailers but it saved me the dizclaimer yammer. )
Another reason I chose this email is because of the ‘what can I do starting now’ piece.
We all know how easy it is to do the “ starting Monday I shall ” or “ on the first of the month I will… ” & yet we all know (in our hearts. where it counts.) that it really is all about starting right.this.moment.
So I give you what I did.
What IDO.
When I finally decided the time had come to shed my freshwoman forty I followed about six steps & they’re the same kind of thing I still do on a daily basis.
When I finally decided the time had come to shed my freshwoman forty I had no acronym with which to remember it all.
I give you an acronym good lord I love me some acronyms.
To use.
STARTING TODAY.
M ini-meals. Im a believer in spreading the calories through out the day. For the most part none of my meals are bigger than any other ( I do often eat more at breakfast out of hunger. Intuitively.) Beyond the fact I think this helps me stay lean—-it definitely helps my blood sugar levels stay even & I have far more energy.
I ntuitive eating. Start this one today. Slowly. Listen to what your body is saying. Pay attention to how you feel after eating certain foods. JOURNAL. For me this isnt journaling *caloric intake* but feelings. Noting how, when I crave sweets, it’s mainly AFTER Ive had a high processed carbohydrate meal.
That sort of thing. Perhaps you begin by not even CHANGING your foods—just logging your body’s reaction to them.
Z ero HARD & FAST RULES. Again, this is just what has always work for me. Im a rebel. Make a rule that I can not have or do something & it is immediately the ONLY THING I THINK ABOUT.
F iber, Fiber, Fiber. At this point I think we all know why (want more info? still unclear? desire a list of fiberfoods? please to let me know in the comments.)—be sure you both KNOW and are acting on it.
I nvest in YOU. For me this takes the form of spending lots of money on quality foods & less money on (quality) clothing. I love me some sushi grade tuna. Im happy with clothing from Goodwill type places.
For some this may be an investment in a personal trainer. For others in a gym membership. I have more than a few non-wealthy friends who invested in cooking lessons in their homes so that they could learn a handful of easy healthy meals.
Which leads me to…
T ried & trues. Always have a few meals which you know you enjoy, which are healthy, & which are easily prepared in your arsenal. I tend to have the T & T’s already prepared and waiting in the fridge for those moments Im too tired to cook. Other people prefer just to have ingredients on hand.
Whatever *you* decide Im a firm believer in the fact that these T & T’s help to set us up for food success.
That’s me, People.
What I did starting out (sadly sans-acronym. I love me some acronyms) and what I do today.
When Im feeling completely scattered, out of my element and CRAZED I figure if I can stick to these six things Ill re-find my groove in no time.
Now you.
What would you tell the emailers who ask:
What’s the one thing I can do, starting today, to clean up/change my eating habits?
please to hit us all up in the comments.