Plan Healthy, Balanced Meals

HEALTHY LIVING HABIT #7

 

KEY POINTS:

  • Healthy, performance-boosting meals don’t happen by accident. To get things done consistently and well, practicing your skilling of planning and prepping will be crucial.

  • You will build on your skills of taking action, time management, planning, preparation, and developing trusted systems.

  • I tend to not use meal plans, because while they may be okay short-term, they are strict, hard to follow and usually not sustainable.

  • Instead, you will be considering what “Meals of Awesome” are for you. Think about your current goals and abilities and how you would like to feel after eating each meal.

  • YOU are in control! You get to define your own standards while I hold you accountable to those standards. You are in charge of the process.

 

How to be successful with this habit:

  • You may be tempted to use a meal template or plan for this habit, but I would recommend using your own skills to create balanced meals from what you have learned so far. This is going to be much more sustainable long-term. Ask me questions if you have any!

  • “Meals of Awesome” are meals that :

    • May improve performance.

    • Make you feel healthier.

    • Help you to eat slowly and feel full longer.

    • Will nourish your mind and body

    • Generally avoid foods that don’t feel good to you.

    • Provide enough fuel, but not so much that it slows you down.
       

  • Contact me if you would like to know more about:

    • how to get the portion sizing correct;

    • how to shop and prepare foods;

    • building a roster of the types of foods you like and can easily make; and

    • how to work through where you might get stuck in the planning and prep process.
       

  • Check out the awesome, related resources I have included for this habit! They are there to help you plan and succeed!