By now, you’ve hopefully experienced some success with the first step of the Clean Eating Boot Camp, which was to drink two glasses – a total of 16oz – of water before you drank any caloric beverage. If you still wanted it after two glasses of water, then have it… but you had to drink the two glasses, first.
The boot camp got derailed by the attention from AOL.com and Huffington Post, and anyone can jump on board as they wish, but we’re getting back on track this week.
This week’s missive is no fast food. It sounds simple, but what does that mean? It means you have to plan. If that means you’ve got to buy TV dinners, then buy them, but you have to plan. You also have to drive past the fast food restaurant you stop at every day after work because you know you’ve already got food at home. This means you’ll have to turn down those McIn-N-Hardaburgers fast food visits for lunch.
This week’s step will help you plan in advance for your eating habits, but won’t be too much of a time-suck, just yet.
How are you faring so far? Don’t forget, there’s no such thing as “falling off the wagon” – you dust yourself off and get back up!
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I did prep today shredded chicken cut up veggies.. I’m on a roll (un buttered of course)
I live alone so if I cook a family size meal I can eat left overs all week. My goal is to cook on Saturday or Sunday then have left overs plus fruit for lunch. I’ve been eating oatmeal with milk and maple syrup for breakfast and it really has made a difference. I feel less hungry the rest of the day which means less snacking between meal times. I’ve noticed I am less bloated too.
Thank you for coming back–I’d wondered what had happened! Drinking water has never been a challenge to me, because I’ve been conditioned to drink it only since I was a kid. The fast food piece will be a challenge to me I admit–not a major one, but just enough to require I do some additional planning. Definitely looking forward to it though; thanks again for the challenge! :o)
I am so very ready for step 2! Went to the food-store today to stock up on some grocery … the frozen section is your friend when you are on a budget!!
Hi Ericka, I can always make it about 4-5 days, sometimes even one week without soda but then I have a day where I cave. Any suggestions?
Yep. Don’t get caught up in believing that you must be 24/7/365 successful. There’s no such thing as falling off the wagon if you’re doing this for lifestyle purposes.
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