Plan for Nutrition & Fitness Success
Presented by
Steven J. Loder, FPC, MES, CSCS, “Coach Steve”
Certified Nutrition/Food Psychology Coach
IDEA Elite Personal Fitness Coach
Happy New Year! If you want to turn your body into a healthy, lean, mean fat burning machine, then you need to consistently incorporate effective and healthy lifestyle habits into your daily routine that will lead you to attaining your goals. It goes without saying that you will need to progressively strive to acquire healthy lifestyle habits on a daily basis gradually over time. SUCCESS in changing habits over time comes from having a plan. For as the old saying goes, “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.”
Try using these helpful hints in planning your nutrition and fitness success story:
q Whether at home or enjoying a dining experience away from home, try using the three polite bite rule for dessert and trigger foods. Chew slowly and enjoy. But remember, three bites, no more, no less.
q Forming a support network is critical to your success. Surround yourself with positive people and activities that support your efforts.
q Be on your guard for those people who may feel threatened by your lifestyle change efforts and may try to coerce you in one way or another to stray from your plans and thus steal your lifestyle change dreams.
q Make sure you reward your efforts. Hey, you are working hard to reach your goals and a little positive reinforcement will go a long way to building lasting positive change.
q Keeping a journal documenting your efforts may seem like a drag, but it is a vital component of your lifestyles change plan.
q Write down both your short-term and long-term goals and post these in a conspicuous location. Recite these goals out load to yourself with conviction every day. Through this daily activity you will be progressively re-programming your thoughts and make your goals a part of your cognitive awareness rather than just words written on a sheet of paper.
q Jet rid of the junk! Success is much more likely when you remove the unhealthy trigger foods from your cupboards and stock up on healthy options.
q Plan ahead and make sure to keep an emergency supply of healthy snacks on hand; in your handbag, briefcase or in your desk at the office.
q When eating out, don’t set yourself up for failure with loads of empty calories. Ask your server to skip bringing that never ending basket of bread to your table.
q Hire a coach. Everyone needs a coach to help guide them and keep them headed in the right direction.
q Make time for fitness activities. Initially shorter, consistent bouts of activity are preferred to less frequent longer duration sessions. As your fitness level improves, and your schedule permits, you can add additional small blocks of time to your daily fitness activities. If you can’t get 30-minutes in all at one time, break it up into smaller blocks.
q Be patient and get committed! It takes 21 days to establish a new habit.
q CONGRATULATIONS! You are on your way to a healthier, more powerful and trimmer new you!
A Jackson, NJ resident, I have been assisting individuals just like you to reach their Weight Loss, Fitness & Wellness goals since 1990. To schedule your Complimentary Personal Body Transformation Appraisal and receive your copies of my SPECIAL WEIGHT LOSS & BODY TRANSFORMATION REPORTS, I can be reached via email, coachsteve@newbeginning4all.com or via my mobile phone, 201-259-7586.
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