The real trick to building healthier eating habits is to set up your environment so that it doesn’t require much thought & doesn’t have you feeling tempted by your favorite trigger foods.
Keep healthier foods in plain sight. Store protein/veggies at eye level in the refrigerator. Keep fresh food out on the kitchen counter.
If it’s in your house, eventually you will eat it. If you keep higher cal foods in the house, at least keep them out of sight. Store them in smaller, opaque containers or in a part of the house you don’t access often.
They might not seem as obvious, but here are a few other environmental pieces that can affect your ability to achieve your weight loss/fitness goals:
👉 Curate your social media feed with intention. Follow people who uplift & help you, not those who make you feel like you can’t measure up (whether that’s their intention or not.)
👉 Surround yourself with supportive people. Ever heard the saying “you’re the sum total of the 5 people you spend the most time with?” Not sure that’s evidence based, but anecdotally speaking we’ve seen the power of the attitude & aspirations of our immediate circles to influence us (both positively & negatively.) Side note: your circle doesn’t have to just include those in your immediate vicinity anymore with the power of social media:)
👉 Ask for what you need & set firm boundaries. You have way more power than you might have yet tapped into to shape your environment. It comes down to you being clear on your boundaries & needs (both with yourself & others.)
👉 Keep your spaces clean & organized. An uncluttered environment can go a long way towards giving you the mental bandwidth to make decisions that will serve you.
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