Habit: Drive through dinner on the way to soccer practice or an evening activity. I know. Sometimes our hurried lives leave seemingly few options, and you’re doing the best you can. And sometimes, we allow ourselves an excuse that may or may not be completely accurate even when it sounds good. To unwind that—take a …
Habits: Measure now and again Eyeballing portions is easy, but we get creep. We just do. We’re busy doing all our tasks, finishing off this so we can wash the container. It’s really not enough for another portion, but I don’t want to waste it. Watch this–will it be wasting or “waisting”? We get a little …
You know the moment. You’ve been following your plan, being consistent with your new habits, and something happens. Maybe you’re like I was and have found yourself halfway into the refrigerator searching for something that would soothe what hurts inside. All our efforts to form really good habits can suddenly evaporate when our “stuff” is stirred up, …
Poor habit: Eating by the clock rather than according to your hunger It’s more sociable and compliant to eat meals at a certain time (or range of time), but if you’re not hungry, your body isn’t ready for more. We may easily overeat – like a hamster stuffing his cheeks before going back to his den …
