[FitDream] 7 point checklist + 3 days to 'Boot Camp Mind'

Published: Thu, 01/05/12

 
Hi ,                                                                                 January 5, 2012
 
It's that time of year.  You know, resolutions.  New workout plans.  Dietary resolve.
 
Maybe not for you, but I saw it all over the web.  It's a good thing to ramp up commitment to healthy eating and exercise - of course!  But along with the plans I saw that got from me a thumbs up, I saw some pretty intense plans floating around out there too.  
 
So I couldn't help myself from figuring out a way to help.  I put together a 7 point checklist for anyone starting a new food plan.  Critical things to consider that will help you move into the days and weeks ahead on a pathway of success.  If you are starting a new food plan or simply re-upping commitment to your good one already in place,  I hope that this checklist helps you with focus, head off some trouble, and help you stay on track.
 
Happy New Year!
 
 
P.S. Boot Camp Mind:  Remember I told you I was busy putting a Motivation and Mindset program together for you -  as  you asked for in the Fall Surveys?.  I've been writing, recording, and busy getting it all organized. The doors are opening on Sunday Jan. 8 and I'll send out a quick email to let you know when she's ready, OK?. 
 
Plus I have a special introductory offer for you my loyal readers and I know you're going to love BCM. I pooled together my most valuable and health, weight loss and fitness game-changing Motivational Tools and put them in one place for you.  I'm so excited about getting this into your hands.



7 critical points checklist:  Before you start that new diet
1)  Be clear on why you are making the dietary change. 
 
It's not enough to say to 'be healthier' or to 'lose weight'.  To get you through the changes necessary and be in it for the long term win, it is critical that you connect with what 'being healthier' and 'losing weight' mean for you. 
 
More energy?  More physical confidence?  Back in your skinny jeans? So you can have more freedom and independence as you get older? Seriously.  Take some time to think about it.  And write it down.  This will be crucial for you to maintain momentum and stay focused.
 
2)  Be sure you are eating enough satisfying food to get you not only to Day 4 but beyond. 
 
You know "Day 4".  It's when the honeymoon phase of your new food plan has faded, the over-full belly and glycogen stores in your body have been a little depleted from any holiday bloat, and the stresses of daily life start to hammer away at the glow of resolve that you started with.  For me, by about Day 4 the hunger would start to catch up with me and it was no match for the diminishing will power.  Eating enough quality carbohydrates and fiber are essential to your success, and don't you forget it.  See The 3 rules of satiety & why they are critical to your weight loss plan: Becoming naturally thin part 1
 
3)  Expect some failures along the way.
 
  Sound defeatist?  Not at all. No one is going to have a perfect run.  Accept it.  Ultimate success with your health, weight loss, and fitness plan is a series of hit and miss,  wins mixed in with missing the mark, as you navigate your way to change that brings results.  You can be pretty sure that there will be moments of 'failure' along the way. Setting smaller goals can help you build an arsenal of wins, bolstering confidence.  This is assuming, of course, that you have #1 and #2 (as above)in place.  If you don't have a firm grasp of why you are doing what you are doing, and hunger catches up with you, then all bets are off.
 
4) Don't underestimate the power of the "what the he**" effect.  
 
You know what I mean.  "I've eaten off my food plan so I've totally blown it and what the hell, I might as well eat...."   We've all been there.  #3 "above is an important part of #4.  And if you go into it knowing that due to the human condition you won't be at 100% success every single day, then you have created a pre-emptive for that slippery spiral downward.
 
 


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Lani Muelrath, M.A, the Plant-Strong Fitness Expert and creator of Fit Quickies(TM), specializes in helping women who struggle with weight and energy transform their bodies  - without hunger or exercising like a maniac.

Lani is Fitness Expert for the Dr. John McDougall Health and Medical Center as well as Coach and Presenter for the 21-Day PCRM Kickstart and the Coronary Health Improvement project.  She is also Health & Fitness  Expert for Vegan Mainstream and contributing Health & Fitness Expert for Engine 2 Diet.com.Guest Lecturer in Kinesiology at San Francisco State University, and Associate Professor at Butte College.

Lani overcame her own lifetime struggle with weight over 13 years ago when she lost 50 lbs, which she has maintained easily with the tools  that she now coaches other women to be successful with in weight loss, body shaping, and health.

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