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In the last issue of this newsletter, we ran an article on nutrition makeovers. How are you doing at eating healthier foods? This article can help you check your progress.
The more statements you checked off, the better your chance for success. If you haven’t taken action yet, write down the pros and cons of changing your diet. Include any health risks related to diet you may have, such as high cholesterol or diabetes. If you have more cons than pros on your list, talk with friends who have successfully changed their diet. They may be able to help you overcome your obstacles to changing the way you eat.
Slipup Savers
In addition to learning healthy new ways to eat, it’s important to learn how to deal with slipups. No one is perfect, so you will sometimes stray from your eating plan. These suggestions can help you deal with the trials and temptations that may lead to lapses:
- What triggers you to overeat? Do you overeat in response to stress? While watching TV? Do coworkers leave chocolate lying around for anyone to take? Learning your triggers will help you know when you are vulnerable to slipups.
- Come up with ways to avoid your triggers. Learning stress-reduction techniques, bringing healthy snacks into work, and substituting exercise for TV watching are all positive ways to avoid triggers.
- Plan healthy nonfood rewards for yourself. It’s important to reinforce your efforts regularly.
If you get off track, don’t worry. Having one or two slipups does not mean you have failed. The key is to get back on track as soon as possible.
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