Oh yes. Plan, plan and than plan some more. Eating healthy won't happen on it's own. Just as weight loss doesn't happen TO you. You've got to
make it happen.
I've said this before , I'll say it again - people ask me all the time how I lost so much weight and I tell them that I DECIDED to. I DECIDED to, I than committed to doing so and therefore I was
WILLING to do whatever was necessary. Wanting it and willing to do it ARE two different things. You MUST be willing to do the work. You must be willing to put for the continuous effort.
Here's where the planning comes in. I NEEDED TO SET MYSELF UP FOR SUCCESS. So, I rid the home of all junk - all of it. I STOCKED it up with healthy, healthy, delicious low calorie things. I planned the heck out of my days and nights. Each and every bite. I knew EXACTLY what I was going to eat and when. NO VEERING OFF.
Cravings? Who says you HAVE to give into them. You're allowed to tell yourself no! We do it all the time with other things. Food is no different. Set yourself up some rules, some boundaries. I made "those foods" definite no's. No ifs ands or buts. That was it. They were no longer an option. After a rough 10 days or so - you just MUST get past the initial temporary discomfort - my desires for them greatly decreased. The longer I went without them, the less I wanted them. GET THROUGH IT ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN. Drink hot tea, cold water, read, write, computer, clean toilets, wash dishes, straighten closets, do puzzles, run in circles, whatever you need to do - to get past the initial temporary discomfort.
You don't have to have something just because you want it. REMEMBER what it is you want the MOST. Then resolve to pay the "price" to get it.
We all have the ability to lose the weight. We are all capable of it. DECIDE to do this. You don't have to be fat if you don't want to be. The choice is yours. Now get out there and MAKE it happen. Plan, plan and than plan some more. Get excited about the changes instead of dreading them. Challenge yourself. Push yourself. Reach. Stretch. STrive. Learn. Prosper. Grow. AMAZE yourself.