It is true – SPRING IS HERE! And that means that Summer is right around the corner…
This is the time when many of us start to stress about all of the activities that will have us in less clothing and more exposed.
You see we have been in hibernation, we have been cozy, we just finished our last box of Girl Scout Cookies, and we are starting to thaw from being frozen in place. We have been slowly adding yummy things in our diets and keeping them there since Thanksgiving of last year in order to prepare ourselves for the cold weather and we did a fine job of it – Thank you for noticing!
But now we have come to the ugly truth that Summer is right around the corner and we are yet again not prepared…
There is HOPE! You can START NOW… you don’t need a Monday or a Brand New Week or even start of a fresh day to get started. You can start right now.
- Maybe you have been drinking an extra diet soda or two in every day that ends in “y”? Just start to take it back a bit…
- Maybe you have been not thinking so much about the extra calories those sleeves of thin mints right before bed are adding to your amount consumed? Try only having 2 cookies and not the whole sleeve.
- Maybe you have snacking on the excess Halloween Candy (that is probably expired by now) when your stressed or the kids are not looking? You should probably just toss it out…
- Maybe you have been having more pizza or processed foods because it is quick and easy instead of making a plan? Take 10-20 min and plan out a menu for the week… what time do you have available to cook the menu you created? Organize your meals by your schedule. Use your crock-pot or instant pot… utilize the tools that you have – and start making healthier choices.
Truth is – we all get there. We all get this way. It happens… but you wanna know a secret? WE ALL CAN START OVER AT ANY MOMENT IN TIME…
That is right… so here is what I want you to do…
Make a list RIGHT NOW of 5 things you are going to do TODAY to make some healthier choices! Do it… Do it… And place it somewhere you can see…
Here are mine:
- Add an extra 16 oz of water into my daily intake.
- Only snack on whole foods between meals.
- Get in 30 min of exercise each day – even if it just a leisure walk with my family.
- Eat at least one green vegetable at each meal.
- Limit myself to one cup of coffee a day.
What will be on your list?