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**stuntduood** · 01-04-2012, 12:47 PM

I understand completely. Never underestimate mental preparation. Below is not just advice, its what I do myself so I do walk my walk

1. Get a vision board. Put all the great photos of ideal healthy sizes on the board, what it will be like ON PLAN, even pictures of chicken and salad, and a fruit bowl, or whatever you typically eat. If you do light walking like I do, find a magazine picture of a woman enjoying a daily walk with a dog or such. Most importantly, use pictures of happy people who are happily going about their way. Put this vision board up where you will see it frequently. If you need to make 2, or one for work, do so.

2. Sounds geeky, but I have fun buying color coded plastic tupperware from the supermarket. I used different colored lids for different items: red for beef, yellow for chicken, blue for fish, green for veg, etc and yes, I even put childish stickers that are leftover from children on the lids. It does make the routine very fun.

3. It's okay to have other diet books, but Hide them and Put them away! Seriously, I love atkins and somersizing, but I have literally hide and put my 20-30 diet books away, in a cupboard, in the cellar, in a closet so I am not tempted to keep jumping tracks. It's too tempting to say, well, I screwed up today but in "weight watchers' world" , I'm on 15 points and on track, etc etc. That way nothing gets accomplished and we never finish anything. One plan at a time!

4. Put all the dates on your PRIMARY calendar. So if you have many calendars, you can write it on several but make sure all the necessary ...R1P1....R1P4...Resting Phase...are clearly marked on the most common calendar that you constantly use. I've done this and now I can't use the excuse that I forgot anything.

5. Tie the calendar (see #4) to the weekly shopping lists. Each week has its own shopping list to be prepared which contains that and only that which is necessary for the week. With a plan as detailed, every morsel is counted, so there is no reason why the supermarket trips can't be controlled down to the last 100 grams.

I hope this helps! Again its what I do so I know its helps. Good luck my dear!

01-04-2012, 12:47 PM	#10
stuntduood Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	I understand completely. Never underestimate mental preparation. Below is not just advice, its what I do myself so I do walk my walk 1. Get a vision board. Put all the great photos of ideal healthy sizes on the board, what it will be like ON PLAN, even pictures of chicken and salad, and a fruit bowl, or whatever you typically eat. If you do light walking like I do, find a magazine picture of a woman enjoying a daily walk with a dog or such. Most importantly, use pictures of happy people who are happily going about their way. Put this vision board up where you will see it frequently. If you need to make 2, or one for work, do so. 2. Sounds geeky, but I have fun buying color coded plastic tupperware from the supermarket. I used different colored lids for different items: red for beef, yellow for chicken, blue for fish, green for veg, etc and yes, I even put childish stickers that are leftover from children on the lids. It does make the routine very fun. 3. It's okay to have other diet books, but Hide them and Put them away! Seriously, I love atkins and somersizing, but I have literally hide and put my 20-30 diet books away, in a cupboard, in the cellar, in a closet so I am not tempted to keep jumping tracks. It's too tempting to say, well, I screwed up today but in "weight watchers' world" , I'm on 15 points and on track, etc etc. That way nothing gets accomplished and we never finish anything. One plan at a time! 4. Put all the dates on your PRIMARY calendar. So if you have many calendars, you can write it on several but make sure all the necessary ...R1P1....R1P4...Resting Phase...are clearly marked on the most common calendar that you constantly use. I've done this and now I can't use the excuse that I forgot anything. 5. Tie the calendar (see #4) to the weekly shopping lists. Each week has its own shopping list to be prepared which contains that and only that which is necessary for the week. With a plan as detailed, every morsel is counted, so there is no reason why the supermarket trips can't be controlled down to the last 100 grams. I hope this helps! Again its what I do so I know its helps. Good luck my dear!
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