Tuesday Tip: Plan B toolkit 🔨
Life will always get in the way of our weight loss/fitness plans and aspirations – that’s just life! That doesn’t mean you need to abandon your goals every time life gets tricky, busy or stressful. An all-or-nothing mindset where you’re constantly ‘writing your diet off’, and consequently overindulging after every small deviation or always waiting for life not to get in the way, is not conducive to long-term, sustainable, healthy weight management.
A common trait amongst those that maintain their weight loss habits long term is that they have a plan B. Being able to limit damage and enact the next best option rather than writing everything off entirely is the key to success. To do this it helps to have a toolkit of plan B’s. There is always an option that still aligns with your overall goal, even if it isn’t a perfect option. Doing something is always better than doing nothing!
So think about situations where you find it hard or impossible to stick to your calories, then think of the next best option.
• Identify situations where your ideal nutrition plans become difficult.
• What’s the best possible option in that situation?
• Repeat and you’ll have a toolkit of options to draw upon when required.
For example: It might be a work trip, a holiday, or a day where you forgot to pack your lunch – what’s the best option you can manage? On holiday / work trip maybe it’s avoiding the buffet breakfast and going for eggs on toast and fruit? Forgot your lunch – maybe it’s lower calorie options from local cafes? Out with the children at McDonald’s – what’s the best option calorie wise? Dinner at friends – what can you control? Portions? Amount of booze? Busy and stressed with no time to track calories – stick to known calorie options / use ready prepared meals. Missed lunch and starving – grab a small snack to tide you over rather than getting a takeaway on the way back etc.
Over time, you’ll end up with a whole host of plan B’s for whatever life throws at you and move away from the all or nothing mindset.
Happy Tuesday 🤗
Xx
