Last Friday I challenged you to keep a food journal for one week. You were supposed to record everything you ate/drank, what time, and also how you felt. The whole point was to see if you had any established patterns we can work on breaking.
Some common things that I see are:
-eating out of boredom
-eating habits change based on who you are eating with
-the afternoon vending machine trip
-the nightly glass of wine or 2. Or 3. Or 4.
-mindless eating
-eating more than you thought
-that maybe you don’t eat as many vegetables as you thought
-the calories from liquid calories (soft drinks, coffees, juices, alcohol, etc…)
Do any of those look familiar? The first step is identifying that this is happening on a regular basis. The next step is a plan of action.
It is almost always easier to gradually take something out of your routine, rather than quitting cold turkey. So let’s start with the nightly glass of wine. Sorry if that is a sore point, I enjoy having a nightcap myself. Mainly so I can call it a nightcap.
With wine, the first thing we need to address is the size of the glass. An actual glass of wine serving size is 5 ounces. Most wine glasses are 12-14 ounces. If you are drinking a nightly 14 ounce glass, your first step is to find a 9 ounce glass. Your mind will still perceive that you have a full glass of wine.
Then if you are having a glass of wine 5 nights a week, you cut back to 4 glasses per week. You continue working your way down until you are at a level that you are happy with.
What patterns did you see develop or that you struggle with? Please e-mail me at HuntsvilleBootCamp@gmail.com and I will help however I can.
