The concept of not deviating from your long term goals to get short term satisfaction seems pretty straight forward!

FIRST LET’S RECOGNIZE THAT YOU DEVELOP YOUR MEAL PLAN WITH THE PART OF YOUR BRAIN THAT IS THE MOST LOGIC BASED  (the Red Part). BUT DURING THE IMPLIMENTATION OF YOUR PLAN, THE PART OF OUR BRAIN THAT IS MOST INFLUENCIAL IS THE FEELING PART OR EMOTIONALLY BASED PART (the Yellow Part).  YOUR FEELINGS CAN SABOTAGE THE BEST OF INTENTIONS!!!

I AM THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT the best laid plans can falter with emotions and feeling … but NO PLAN AT ALL leaves your decisions based mostly on your EMOTIONS and FEELINGS and we all know …

This can be disastrous!

 You must MAKE DECISIONS with the Red Part of your Brain AND have a DEFINITE DAILY PLAN TO EXECUTE by the Red Part of your Brain!  DO NOT BEGIN YOUR DAY NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO EAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY or YOUR FEELINGS the Yellow Part will override your plan!

You can begin with a clear path … with A CLEAR LOGICAL VISION

• I Don’t Eat that!

• Eating Crappy food isn’t a REWARD! It’s a PUNISHMENT!

• Is this DECISION Helping or Hurting the future Me!  

Then life begins to happen …

the new or future you lives in your old world with constant reminders of old decisions, habits and behaviors and the same people you were comfortable having them with.

During your journey to reach your goals, you constantly are faced with temptations to draw you back into poor eating decisions and old habits. If your goal is to eat healthier, lose weight, have more energy, perform better, or simply think clearer then you have to change old decisions, habits and behaviors that you are often much more comfortable and replace them with new decisions, habits and behaviors that are in alignment with your new goals. And these are often more uncomfortable … especially in the implementation phase.

You decide to change, you have a vision of an improved future you, but the world you built with all those old decisions, habits and behaviors still surrounds you and will be in your face attempting to seduce you right into your former self.

LET’s look at some of these pit falls!!!

YOU MAKE A PROMISE TO YOURSELF TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE BY STICKING TO YOUR PLAN AND YOU FIND YOURSELF CONSTANTLY FACING DILEMMAS AND COMPROMISING!

Reasons we get drawn back into making less than optimal choices:

COMFORTABLE FOODS … easy to obtain when you’re hungry or craving

COMFORT FOODS … distraction from pain or discomfort

• Your old “go to” foods
• Vending machines
• Rest stop foods
• Easy fast foods
• Favorite restaurants
• Airline foods
• Snack foods left out at work

RECREATIONAL EATING … social eating

• Parties
• Social Functions
• Friend inviting you over and wanting to feed you
• You wanting to feed friends
• Celebratory eating
• Business meals

MEDICATING WITH FOOD … behavior eating

• Eating to distract yourself from PAIN or Discomfort
• Eating to feel full or avoid feeling empty
• Numbing yourself to slow down your brain … feel at ease

PHYSIOLOGICAL CRAVINGS  … not enough micro and macro nutrientsWhy is it that no matter what we crave we eat sugar, fat, or alcohol to feel better?

FINALLY:

A FOOD INDUSTRY THAT SEDUCES YOU TO BUY CHEAPLY PRODUCED PROCESSED FOODS THAT IS MADE IN A MANNER TO INCREASE PROFITS AND PRESENTED IN A MANNER TO GET YOU TO MAKE A POOR DECISION AND CRAVE THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

• Built-in food addictions (salt, sugar, MSG, artificial sweetener, fats (these all cause your brain to produce dopamine which gives you comfort and make you want to eat foods more and more often)
• Wheat contains an addictive protein called GLIADIN, that makes us more hungry and increases cravings

ONLY WITH A PRE-THOUGHT OUT PLAN CAN WE MAKE THE BEST LOGICAL DECISIONS EACH DAY THAT ARE NOT COMPROMISED BY EMOTIONS AND FEELING!!!

Negotiate all pitfalls in advance with an eating plan … I use nutritional Cleansing & Replenishment and the Super Foods on my eating plan!!!

PLAN EACH DAY IN ADVANCE AND REMOVE AS MANY DECISIONS AS YOU CAN TO CLEANLY EXECUTE YOUR PLAN!

NOW WHEN FACED WITH OCCATIONAL DECISIONS THAT CAN THROW YOU OFF YOUR PLAN …