Have you ever started eating a certain way or training a certain way only to be derailed because you didn’t think you were doing it right? If a training plan has specific times and amounts and you miss one or two, do you give it up and go back to your couch. If a particular diet plan seems perfect, except that it says you have to eat brussels sprouts and you can have no chocolate, do you give it up and eat whatever you want? We tend to think that we have to do things perfectly or not at all.

Today’s podcast introduces someone who defies that belief. She is an amazing, inspiring woman who is always fighting to be the best version of herself; pulling others along on her journey, to also be the best that they can be! Best of all, she is my mom! She is my constant cheerleader and forever positivity coach (not that I knew that growing up). She always taught me that if I was ever in a situation where I wasn’t happy… then change my situation. She believes that diet and fitness plans are a starting point. It is ok to tweak things to our liking or our needs if it is the difference between sticking with it or falling away. She found an eating plan that was giving her the results she wanted but was so strict she wouldn’t keep it up. Once she changed parts of it to fit who she was, while still keeping the core benefits, she found a “plan” that worked for her and was sustainable. But she wanted a label that described her so she rewrote the original one to fit her. Meet my mom, Kathy, a ”Wine loving Vegan with seafood exceptions”!

Being healthy, without taking medications was the “Why” behind her food choices. Although thankful that medication is available if it is necessary for your health, she hoped to get the same benefits through an eating plan to avoid the many side effects of medicines. Her determination has proven effective for her and the benefits have spread to family and friends as they try her new recipes and join in making some of the small changes they learn.

Homework:

Find a new, healthy recipe that satisfies your needs and that you family likes. Write it down. Next week find another one and write it down too. Do this for several months and you will have a go-to list of favorites that you can count on, whenever you don’t know what to make.

Goal setting will always be part of your homework. Once a week write down your focus or goals for the week. Every Friday reassess them, tweak them or change them to fit your needs. It’s “Your journey, your way”.

Links:

Direction Not Perfection, Accountability and Coaching from your Wine-loving Dietitian

www.healthaccountabilitycoach.com

https://braughlerbooks.com/store/books/direction-not-perfection