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Tip of the Week: When Things Get Complicated, Keep Your Eating Simple

Do you eat well when life is going smoothly but when things get hectic all good habits go out the window? Do you put your health and well-being on the back burner when you're busy? Is it too hard to eat well when you're under a deadline or pressed for time? If so, there's a simple answer.

When things get complicated, life gets busy or things get stressful you can continue to succeed at losing weight by keeping things simple. It's too hard to make good choices when there's chaos. In those moments, plan ahead. Design a simple menu for yourself, and then, eat it everyday. One woman shared with us, "When I had work deadlines I used to end up grabbing whatever I could and it was never healthy. I'd get my work done but would gain ten pounds in the process. Now, in those situations I eat the same thing for lunch and dinner-simple meals that make sense. This frees up my mind to focus on work and I don't pack on the pounds." Doing something like this has two benefits. One is that it keeps you fit and grounded while getting things accomplished. Two, it gives you one less thing to worry about when you're under pressure.


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11 Comments In the order they were posted.

Giselle Brand said...

Looks like planning and organisation are key to keep losing weight. There is a lot of merit in keeping things simple. Excellent article. By the way, check out my Weight Loss in Real Time Program at http://conceptnutrition.com.au for more on how to lose weight fast. Cheers, Giselle

Leonie Ward said...

Great Idea, I am going to implement this one. Thanks Leonie

Lorraine said...

This makes sense. I always did best with my eating when I ate the same breakfast everyday - cottage cheese, whole grain toast, juice, and fruit. Instead of getting sick of it after awhile, I looked forward to it. Maybe I'll go back to that and expand the concept to include lunch and on busy days, dinner. Thanks for the reminder.

Gen O'Meara said...

Yes, I really like that idea. My downfall is when I'm eating out or on vacation. I always throw caution to the wind, no matter how much I plan to be sensible. It's as if I feel I deserve to reward myself on special occasions, so I just eat whatever I feel like! The only thing I HAVE succeeded in doing is cutting out desserts, but I really go to town on the dinners, undoing all the hard work of the previous days. I feel I might be able to use your tip about planning in some way. Any hints?

Isabel said...

Cutting out sweets has helped me lose 13 lbs. since May. I keep all my meals simple - fruit, some protein for dinnerchicken or turkey, plain chicken salad with bell peppers, celery, and onions for lunch, steamed vegetables, banana shake, and a low-calorie nutrition bar Luna bar for dessert or breakfast. I have eaten like this for a few years but was eating too many sweets. No matter if I'm happy or sad, if I'm hungry I eat my planned meals. Since May I've been able to pass up birthday cakes without missing them. For Thanksgiving dessert I will have Luna Bars ready for those who don't want or can't eat pumpkin pie. I've already decided I will eat turkey, salad, and vegetables. I did this last year and it worked. So yes, planning ahead what we will eat helps a great deal.

Vicky said...

i work 2n shift so many mornings I wake up and it's too late for breakfast and too early for lunch. But my real issue is when cook, my family thinks I'm trying to poison them. I love and will eat almost anything but the only vegetables that my husband will eat are greenbeans and corn. I know, corn is really a strach. To him a salad is a wedge of iceberg lettuce saturated in thousand island dressing. I don't get cooporation help at home. Our son isn't as bad but I feel like a short order cook most of the time. I I have put my foot down and cook what I cook and they don't have to eat it but then I get temper tantrums from my 59 year old husband and our 25 year old son. It's an emotional battle field.

rebecca said...

i went to weight watchers 2 yrs. straight, then my son was in wreck, i forgot all about dieting. it took me 3 yrs. to gain all the weight back, but i did more. i can1t seem to get with it anymore. i`m starting the gym with a trainer in the morning. wish me luck.

Vicky said...

Rebecca, I lost a good 30 pounds 2 years ago at WW too. I've gained it all back and them some. But I'm back on the wagon again. I find that if I just say no to people and do what I need to do I feel better. Sundays we visit a family member in a nursing home. Last sunday I told my husband to go himself because it was a nice day and I NEEDED to get out and walk. If I went with him to the nursing home we would have gone out for lunch and then I would have had rush to work were I sit all day. I'm sorry about your son. I hope things are better now.

Hopeless said...

I'm a life time member at Weight watchers who has gained all her weight back. I'm super frustrated! Each day I start fresh, "new diet day" but it never works out by the end of the week.. because I always mess up and then punish myself for messing up by eating more. Any motivation? tips? Although, from past experience, I feel that variety is important... I don't believe in eating the same thing all the time otherwise I'll end up binging. YOu have to find ways to incorporate thing you like into your diet so that it becomes a lifestyle.

Isabel said...

It's true. You have to find foods that work for you and stick to that. As a compulsive over eater, I've learned that I have to take the focus off food. "Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food" is a verse that has helped me a great deal in my spiritual life. In the past, no amount of sweets could take away the pain in my heart. It was an endless cycle. So now I pray, meditate, or play peaceful music to remind me that I deserve to respect and love myself by eating food to nourish my body and not try to misuse it for something it cannot not do. As for cooking for my family - I cook meals that are good for them. If they don't want to eat what I cook, they can cook something else, buy something, or eat leftovers. I've finally learned to take responsibility for my own emotional and physical well being. No one can do that for me, and I can't do it alone. I need God's grace - one day at a time - to be good to myself.

Zoe said...

It starts with the "thinking".

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