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Great practice!squealcat wrote:I took extra food ( potatoes ) with me instead and plenty of veg soup too.
This gave me a big smile! See you next week!squealcat wrote:I pay little attention to Facebook and other places now and just stick with what I know to be true. I like easy and simple!
I think you have it right; lapses may (and do) happen, but what is important is being willing and able to hold on to the habits we work so hard to build, and maintain a prevailing pattern of behavior that is congruent with our goals. I am happy you found the focus on making adherent meals as appealing as possible to be helpful. Onward!Gimmelean wrote:Since eating this way, this year and last it feels so good to say that’s not the case. Lapses yes , but I’m not willing to let go.
Enacting the plan you set for the week to come should deal with the latter obstacle; I wonder if taking some time to think through and plan a wider variety of adherent meals that feel "exciting" to you could help with the former? Have a fun, healthful Valentine's Day!moonlight wrote:I am inconsistent in following all the principals all the time. Sometimes I am bored with my choices. Other times it is because I haven't planned and don't have something ready to eat when I need it.
This might seem like something simple, but we should never forget that adherence is only made possible if the recommended foods are present and available; it is a prerequisite for success.squealcat wrote:I took extra food ( potatoes ) with me instead and plenty of veg soup too.
There are all sorts of amazing, adherent recipes available that can often be a real hit for group events, including with guests who aren't practicing this way of eating.josietheschnauzer wrote:I made a delicious yellow bean and red lentil dal from the Mary McDougall recipe collection online last night for my book club. It was a complete meal with brown rice and greens.
That sounds fabulous, right? Sometimes those small touches can make an outsized difference.I batch cooked brown basmati rice, brown rice and petite beluga lentils, a portobello sweet pepper dish, and oil free caramelized onions at the beginning of the week. Small touches felt very special and I never felt bored by the end of the week eating the same things.
Mark Cooper wrote:VegSeekingFit - Great to see your post, Stephanie! I'll be very interested to read how resuming that daily self-check-in works for you; it was absolutely essential to my own progress. Something else that might be worth trying (if you haven't already done so), consider modestly increasing the overall volume of your dinner meal as an experiment - since after dinner struggles are the challenge it might help to be really sure you are feeling "comfortably full." You will get this tackled with time, just keep applying tools and strategies and adjust based on what has worked and what hasn't in your specific situation.
JeffN wrote:Whole wheat pasta is allowed, but are any other grains/legumes, such as chickpea, lentil or brown rice pasta?
They are allowed, but there is no real benefit to them over the whole grain pasta in the context of our dietary pattern. Also, remember, legumes are limited (in any form) and these legume based products can be 2-3x the cost, or more. The health concerns we have are not because we are eating whole grain pasta instead of legume pasta.
Mark Cooper wrote:Noella - ...What exercise routine and tactics worked to fit things together this week? Does anything stand out as a best practice for you going forward?
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