Are
you a planner or someone who just goes with the flow and lets things happen?
I
have always been a planner. There have
been times when I’ve found this to be a thing that gets in the way of
living. However, when taking on a new
lifestyle, planning is a key to success.
Sure,
it’s easy to follow this weight-loss program without too much planning – but not
planning at all is going to result in not-so-great results.
I
love that I just have to open and prepare (in a few cases, open and eat) five
packets a day to get most of my day’s meals ready. That leaves my Lean & Green to plan
for. And it requires planning. Even the five packets a day require planning.
I
need to be sure that I’m stocked up on my Medifast meals and order in a timely
manner so that I don’t hit that “I’m going to run out!” panic mode. That surely wouldn’t do me much good while
trying to control my food choices and make decisions that will get me to
goal.
I
need to plan my Lean & Green meals so that I have plenty of vegetables and
leans (beef, chicken, turkey, tuna, cheese, meatless products) on hand to
create tasty meals that will keep me satisfied.
I
need to think about what my day’s schedule is like so that I know if I need to
have a few bars or bags of bites in my purse or if I can prepare a day of
shakes to pull out of the fridge in my classroom.
Tonight,
I’ve planned for the next two days. I
know that I’m going to the Brewers’ game right after school tomorrow. I won’t have time to pick up a healthy dinner
between school and the game, so I wrote down my Chipotle order and left money
with my dad and he’ll have it packed up and ready to go. I know that I’ll need one Medifast meal for
at the game, so I’ll have a bar or bag of Barbecue Bites in my purse for the
game. I know I’ll need lots of water to
get through the night, so I’ll have a few large bottles of water ready to
go. And, knowing that I will be the ball
game late tomorrow night, I have my meals for Tuesday planned so that I don’t
have to worry about them tomorrow night or early Tuesday morning – when I know
I will be wanting to squeeze in as many hits of the snooze button as humanly
possible.
This
is planning to succeed. This is how I’ve
lost nearly 50 pounds and plan to lose a whole bunch more.
Sure,
I could leave it to chance – but then I’d be having a bratwurst with Secret
Stadium Sauce and sauerkraut for dinner tomorrow – followed by a soda or a
beer. And I’d be without meals for
Tuesday because I’d still hit the snooze button in the morning.
I
choose to plan. Sure, sometimes I take
it a little far – but it’s a long way from the starting line to the finish
line.
Go
get ‘em, tigers!
You are my inspiration to getting back to loving myself. 50 pounds!!!! That's wonderful. Today I got back to the gym and had a spiritually motivated workout. I want to say thanks for sharing in your plight towards a better way of living. Enjoy the game tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely a planner, too! The downfall (for me) is when things don't go according to plan - that is, recovering from the hiccup and trusting myself to problem-solve/choose wisely in the moment. To this day, I *still* have not eaten my L&G in a restaurant or from food prepared in someone else's home. I know that I'm going to need to take the training wheels off at some point and there will come a time that I leave something behind or can't have my L&G before/after my day away from home begins. In fact, I already know this will happen in a few weeks (stay tuned), but I have also seen time and time again from you and others who have shared their experiences that it can be done. Thank you so much, xx
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