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May 06, 2009
Set nutritious “sub”-goals
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours
We all know the power of goal-setting when it comes to eating better. But what about the power of smaller, bite-size steps? Some examples: meeting your smaller total calorie goal by eliminating nighttime snacking, cutting out refined sugar, or eating more fiber for breakfast. Today, challenge yourself to write down ten sub-goals that will help you meet your larger aims – and stick to them for a week.
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Ok, here we go:
1.) Cut down on salt intake
2.) Get 4 servings of water a day
3.) Make healthy choices for breakfast.
4.) Make my “snack” choices smaller and smarter.
5.) Focus on providing good fuel for my body, instead of just watching calories.
6.) Think of healthy decisions as “choices”, not something I’m forcing myself to do.
7.) Have two smaller snacks a day instead of bingeing on one.
8.) Fruit-a-day!
9.) Don’t mentally “ban” foods.
10.)Cut down on sugar.
My goal is to not eat a bowl of cereal before I go to bed. I do eat Kashi though, so does that get me some points? For some reason I have a taste for cereal at night and fiber rich foods before bed is not the best thing. If I can just start settling down for bed earlier by reading or listening to some music, I know I can kick this bad (but yummy) habit.
I am starting! This is a great idea!
My 10 small steps are:
1) one glass of wine with dinner
2) replace coffee with tea
3) drink more water
4) eat more fruit
5) eat more veggies
6) relaxing bedtime at 9
7) wear my pedometer
8) eat slower
hmmm, I have to think of two more…
Late night snacking is a problem for me, too. I want to give myself a cut-off for stopping eating, brushing my teeth and getting ready for bed
I made my list – things I have thought about frequently but never put down on paper – like drink only 1 small glass of wine with dinner – don’t go for the refill; cut back on salt; only eat my frozen yogurt twice a week, follow my food chart religiously, eat earlier and don’t skip meals, reduce my portions and eat slower, eat more raw veggies/salads.
I use sugar in the raw for everything but baking. I am trying to give up snacking in the evening.
I end up screwing up my diet when I go out at night. Alcohol really adds up.
Late night snacking is a problem for me. I tend to eat healthy meals during the day but end up watching tv and snacking at night. My goal is to limit tv watching and get to bed earlier. I also will beging drinking more water and green tea without any sweetner.
I walk 2 miles almost every night at 8PM. Then I usually sit and watch TV and, unfortunately, snack. Last night I decided to take off my makeup, brush my teeth then crawl in bed to watch my 9 o’clock program. I didn’t miss the snacking a bit and even got a little extra sleep!
I really need to stop the late night snacking!! it is making me gain weight and making me feel tired the next morning. I ‘ve been feeling pretty slugish lately =( I eat super healthy and balanced the whole day but after dinner i totally screw up big time and the next morning my tummy hurts a lot and i feel horrible about it!!! I need help!!!!
I’d like to begin this. I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar intake in small ways already – like drinking coffee without sugar! Yeah.