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!