Well learning to cut things out of your lifestyle is fairly easy when you want it to be. If you are not ready for a change - NEWSFLASH it's going to be like pulling teeth and simply won't happen. You will fight through it for a week - then give up because it is all too hard.
My biggest struggle with 12WBT to date has been exercise, I haven't been well, so have used that as an excuse- but I know I need to incorporate it into everyday life and I am adjusting --even if it is at a bit of a snails pace. I feel great when I go out and get my huge walk part jog done in the mornings....for a girl that was not a morning person it has taken some adjusting.
SO what are the things I have had to cut out of my diet?? for the better of course - and let me say I am really not missing them as I have my alternatives.
- Cheese
- McDonalds frappes - these were hard to kick, but when you find they are worth 514cals - it isn't too hard.
- Processed meats and processed foods in general
- take away food - wasn't a big one for us as I took a lot of it out 12mths ago
- flavoured drinks - mainly cordial - found an alternative, but drink a lot more water now.
- Cut back on the bread intake
- meal sauces - prebottled, packaged etc.....GONE
- ice cream
- milk shakes
- desserts - hard when I am feeling for something sweet
- hot chips - was a little hard, but now the thought of them makes be sick a bit.
- crackers/dip/kabana etc - loved party snacks - I will have alternatives for future get togethers
To be honest - thinking up that list was a lot harder than I thought it would be, I am really scratching hard to think about everything I have had to give up because my focus is always about what I have and what I can eat, rather than what I can't. The choices of food I have now is phenomenal, so I really have nothing to complain about. My simple philosophy is - if it has not nutritional benefit for my body then I won't have it. There are going to be times when we go out for dinner at a friends house or family's house where I have no control over what I eat, but I have control over portion size and that is a big thing. I love the recipes and the variety coming out of 12WBT so it really isn't hard work and yet rather exciting when the next weeks meal plan comes out. 12WBT is unlike a lot of programs- you have to prepare the food yourself so it is much easier to create a habit of it and start learning about portion sizes, you get your menu, shopping list and recipes every week it is made so easy, none of this - here is your food or shakes, live on these until you get to your desired weight and then stop and see how you go - you really have the ability to change your life.
Cheers.
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