I don’t know about you, but I picked up a few pounds over the Christmas break. No, I couldn’t be satisfied with getting presents. I had to eat all that good food too!
Now it’s back on the wagon. It’s hard starting out because I have sugar cravings for a least a week until all that junk clears my system. I know, thankfully, that the cravings will subside and I’ll feel stable again. But until then, it’s hard work!
So what do I do to get back on track?
- Clean out my house. The day after Christmas I went through my refrigerator and cupboards and threw a bunch of stuff away.
- Take a day of cleansing to reset my eating habits. I take one day and eat only fresh fruits, vegetables, and raw nuts, plus drink lots of herbal teas (colon cleanse is also helpful).
- Restock my healthy stores. I was so happy to fill my grocery cart up with oats, brown rice, apples and grapefruits, almonds, chicken breast, eggs, etc.
- Get out the journal. I began diligently tracking my food and calories, writing everything down no matter what.
- Weigh in. I took my starting weight (sadly) to see how bad the damage was and wrote it in the back of my journal. Then I’ll weigh in weekly.
- Exercise as intensely as possible. Calorie burn is what I’m going for and I try to get in as much exercise as possible plus make it as tough as possible.
- Find accountability. I’m weighing in with a friend and we’re also checking each other’s food journals and setting weekly goals.
Why do I do all this? Because weight loss takes deliberate action.
