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Originally Posted by Lovely

My plans:

1) My most important rule: I am building permanent, healthy habits. That means there is no end date. There is no giving up. There may be times of frustration. There may be times when I don't choose the healthiest things on the planet. There may be times when I need to re-evaluate my goals, or tweak my plans, but this #1 will always stay the same.

2) Have support. I speak to my mother and husband regularly about food/health issues. I rely heavily on 3FC for ideas, advice, accountability and a shoulder to lean on.

3) Keep track of my food intake. I'm a Weight Watchers member, and I use their website to journal my food with PointsPlus. I track every single thing I eat, even if I don't want to, even if I have to face a poor decision.

4) Daily movement. I have a minimum of 10 minutes a day, but I've been consistently taking treadmill walks for 25+ minutes a day for many months now. Movement includes parking further from stores, taking the stairs instead of elevators, and adding in extra steps to my day in any little way that I can manage.

5) Choose healthier foods most of the time. Fruits. Vegetables. Whole grains. Making sure to get in healthy fats. Lean proteins. Aim to choose brands of foods that don't use HFCS. Water, water, water.

6) Use the steps from the Beck Diet Solution to remind myself of my goals, resist urges, listen to true hunger, and to avoid personal pitfalls.

7) Daily weighing. No judgment. Just feedback and curiosity. I keep a chart so that I can get used to the various fluctuations in my weight.

8) I make time-based commitments, not weight-based goals. I like to say "I commit to staying on plan for xx number of days." Rather than "I will lose xx pounds in xx days." For me, it keeps my mind on my number 1... which is that I'm here forever, no matter how much I lose each month.

And... that's all I can think of at the moment.

I'm very new here and just started reading through some of the topics, but I just wanted to say I really liked everything you said in 'your plan' its a really solid, realistic and healthy approach and quite motivating as well. Good luck in your journey too!