We take care of the exercise portion of your fitness program at Boot Camp however, I can’t come home with you to your kitchen- other wise, you know I would lol!
Successful Nutrition Starts With Developing Habits
Forming healthy habits is KEY in living a healthy lifestyle. There is no end date to weight loss & keeping your body healthy- It’s a lifestyle! Think about the daily habits you have formed. Parking in the same spot at the grocery store, keeping your water in a certain spot in your fridge,taking your vitamins *Let’s hope this is one of your daily habits. We are on autopilot and creatures of habit. All it takes is forming a few habits and you are on your way to achieving and maintaining your fitness goals- which means looking and feeling your best for an overall better quality of life!
Below are a few healthy nutrition habits to form today!
1. This is one of the most important: Make Sunday your food planning day– Plan out your meals for the week or at least have a good idea of what you’re going to eat for breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner. If you’re not armed and dangerous with healthy great tasting food on hand, meals become a free for all and we find ourselves at drive troughs or making not so good for us choices. After you plan out your meals, make a grocery list and stock up for the week.
2. If healthy meals and snacks to pre-plan for your Sunday grocery shopping trip don’t come to mind, create a list of healthy breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner ideas. Things you enjoy to eat and work with your schedule.
For great meal ideas check out our RECIPES HERE
3. Pack your lunch the night before– This will not only save you calories but money as well 😉
4. Pre- cook/grill your meats on Sunday for the week. I grill up a bunch of chicken breasts, fish and turkey burgers so I have them on hand for the week. After all, who has time to grill up a chicken breast for lunch or dinner every day? This makes it SO EASY to simply pull out of the fridge and pair with a vegetable, wrap or salad.
The Surf & Turf in Belleair will grill all your meats and vegetables at no charge
Monday-Thursday from 4PM-7PM
5. Get your water in for the day– Have water by your side all day and gulp vs. sipping to ensure your getting ALL your water in for the day. **8 glasses or half your body weight in ounces** The more water you drink, the more water your body will want… See how well our bodies respond to habit.
6. Check ingredients list on everything– Of course I can’t do a habits blog without including this very essential step. Simply get used to reading labels after all, don’t you want to know what you’re putting in your body? Check for any chemicals:
Ingredients/Chemicals to stay away from:
– Monosodium glutamate
– High fructose corn syrup
– Sodium Nitrates
– Trans Fats
– Hydrogenated oils (ALL)
– Aspartame
– Sodium Benzoate
– Sodium Benzoate
– Artificial colors
7. Get in the habit of keeping your daily sodium intake to fewer than 1500 MG– If you have been on one of our Grocery Store Tours you know I’m huge on keeping sodium levels under the daily recommended allowance of 1500 ML. A high sodium diet may be holding you back from losing weight and/or toning your physique.
8. Eat every few hours– Get in the habit of eating every few hours to keep your metabolism going strong and burning fat!
9. When having a craving, reach for something that will satisfy your craving but won’t add to the scale! For example, if you’re craving something sweet, instead of a bowl of ice cream, try Greek Yogurt with dried or fresh fruit and granola- It will hit the spot AND form a very valuable habit.
10. I wanted to end with this so it’s fresh in your mind as it’s #1! Keep a food journal– We can burn off all the calories in the world, but if we take them back in there will be zero results! It’s vital to see our eating patterns and track our food. A Food journal really is the secret weapon to staying on track, accountable and focused with what we eat. It’s an eye opener!
Food Journal checks is a service we provide for our Boot Campers. I can tell you one of the patterns I see is lack of nutrients. Often, we think we are eating fairly decent however, coming clean in a food journal allows us to see the bigger picture. It also keeps you accountable… eating is very personal. It’s easy to eat without thinking twice… writing it down allows us to SEE it and acknowledge it.
It’s very much like finances…. We have to balance our checkbooks and make sure we have funds. Spending & buying all over the place is just like eating whatever whenever. We simply can’t do it! Tracking is key!
We have created an awesome Custom Food Journal with daily food & exercise tracking log.
Also, our 21 Day Belly Blast program is 21 days (not just because it sounds cool) BUT because it only takes 21 days to form a habit! This is one of my favorite things with the 21-Day Meal Plan… It teaches you lifestyle habits. It’s absolutely amazing!
It’s all about forming healthy habits!
To Your Success,
Julia
