Excellent 'planner' with inefficient follow-through

Posted on September 15, 2015

I'm a plan-ny kind of person, especially with food. But follow-through...well, not so much. My lack of follow-through is the reason I am where I am. Obese, food addict, binge eater, repeat DietBetter, broke (well, not really, but more broke than I would be if I followed through!)

For example on my lack of follow-through...On Saturday I planned to have spaghetti squash spaghetti with homemade spagetti sauce. My husband ate the sauce (I don't understand how this is possible as there was no meat and he's a meatarian). So, instead of having spaghetti squash, I ate the 'real' thing slathered in cheese.

Then we were going to be 'out' fo supper. I planned to get a Subway wrap. I would only eat half, and also chow down on some salad. Not only did I eat the whole sub, I also got two cookies. And then 'tasted' some of the fudge my husband bought.

Sunday I planned to be back on track. I feel a little less bad about this, as a family member was hospitalized and that kind of changed my plans.

Yesterday I planned to be back on track. Packed healthy snacks and everything. Made a shopping pitstop and bought chocolate. Ate chocolate. Then threw out the rest (a huge victory!) Vowed to do better. Then unexpected dinner plans came up. I did well with choosing salad...but everyone ordered dessert so I got a brownie. It wasn't even worth it!

At this point, I'm on an inefficient follow-through roll and it's snowballing out of control. Today was a migraine-y day, and that always messes things up.

The plan for tomorrow? Healthy veggie and protein packed smoothie. Not sure about lunch or supper. Exercise plans? Not sure.

MUST STICK TO IT!

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Mairi J.

09/16/2015 12:54AM

Maybe planning meals really far in advance just doesn't work for you? I find that when I've planned what I'm going to eat for dinner in the morning, or even the night before, I immediately don't want that thing AT ALL. Instead, maybe just make sure your house is full of healthy food and when dinner comes along think "what should I have today?", pick something healthy that you feel like, and just make and eat that straight away. Sometimes over-thinking it means you end up sabotaging your own efforts! It's boring to feel like you can't just have any food you want just because you've already planned it. Good luck :)

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tijya

Thanks for the suggestion!

MissTish

09/15/2015 9:21PM

I know the feeling!! Temptation is everywhere. But I'm finally learning: as easy as I can talk myself into a bad choice - I can talk myself out of it too. Just walk away. Also I meal prep for the whole week on Sunday or Monday. I bake 3-4 types of chicken in the oven (all at the same time). I chop up salad stuff and dedicate a whole drawer of my fridge to salads. I prep a pork or beef roast for the crock pot. My sweet husband likes to eat out and since I'm really trying to change my habits - I have to say "No, I have salad in the fridge already..." We both have this let-down feeling for a minute but we eat a salad and then we're SO PROUD of ourselves! The next time you try to talk yourself into a sugary treat - try talking yourself out of it and walking away. You'll be amazed, you always have an "out". Good luck!!!

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tijya

It does feel awesome when you talk yourself out of something!