Hi 👋🏾
I often have to admit to myself that even I, got to my goals by trial and error. If you look closely, my body has never been one size for too long. Frankly, I don’t think it’s supposed to be that way, I mean we got hormones and the hormones in the food we eat also affects our weightloss progress.
Welcome back to another blog post that easily could have turned into a podcast but here I am typing away..
My 4 Weeks Building Habits meal plan is based on my experience as a both a chef, banqueting coordinator, fitness enthusiast and a black woman in her early 30s. I can confidently say I didn’t see the issue with normalising take out, cookies, chips, sweets in my diet prior to 2020. I was in my 20s and oblivious to how much 80% food and 20% exercise really makes a difference, I used to eat pretty much anything cause I thought I would just “workout” or think ohh take out twice a week can’t be bad - and I must confess I love baked goods especially bread, I used to eat it religiously even after hearing that it can’t cause bloating. Now, I will not be the one to de-influence you into not eating bread cause I’m still a lover, but I will say take it from me, it does hinder your progress especially if you over eat it.
So, what happened when I could no longer go to the gym? I struggled to keep the weight off and I needed to go back to my first year textbooks on nutrition and re-educate myself on Greens, Meats, Nuts, Proteins, Fruits and water. Once I did that, I started by buying staples of vegetables that I must ALWAYS keep in my pantry. Then, I realized how snacking can be sneaky, craving something sweet meant I was lacking nutrients, so I stocked up on fruits and raisins to help me curb it. I kid you not, making these 3 adjustments:
• Always keep vegetables that are a staples
• Fruits and raising to snack on
• Cutting off take out to Once a month, changed how I see food.
Consistency is one of my strong suits, and I often say it’s my super power. I doubled down by moving more by adding walks to my already full workout schedule, cut down on training to 3times a week so I can rest cause over working the body realises stress hormones, and stress delays your GOALS. Sometimes you eat out of boredom, with fruits & nuts the fibre in them sustains you longer, Lastly I needed to maintain an active lifestyle- started doing hobbies that I enjoy and keep me creative.
Those are the benefits you are going to get from this meal plan. Sustainable Progress and life long habits.
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