You’ve heard it a thousand times: eat whatever you like, but in moderation. (Queue sound of crickets singing in the night time stillness…)
I don’t know about you, but to me advice like that is pretty much a waste of time.
So… let me get this right: you’re saying, whatever I want in moderation?
What on earth does moderation even mean anyway?
Is it once a day, twice a week, monthly or twice a year?
Is moderation of mars bars the same as moderation of avocado?
“Don’t eat that chocolate cake. Don’t eat that chocolate cake.” I chanted to myself desperately while I sat on the floor each night with my back against the wall staring at the fridge that held the very thing I was trying to stop myself from eating.
But no matter how hard I tried, it always ended the same. Me eating the chocolate cake… and feeling like a complete failure… yet again.
I felt totally out of control.
How is it possible that the one thing that I was trying sooooo hard to not do was the one thing that I couldn’t resist?
Many of the clients I work with come looking for complete health renovation. They want Hollywood beach bodies yesterday. And they’re willing to go on almost any diet and slash almost every unhealthy habit that stands in their way.
While that’s an admirable ambition, the sad truth is that this approach just doesn’t work over 95% of the time (and if you don’t believe me, just check out the studies that show the success rates of diets (1). Hint:…they’re dismally low).
It’s January again. It’s that time of year when more than half of us are setting and implementing New Year’s resolutions for 2013.
I’ve set goals for myself. Both personal and professional. And I’m sure you have too.
But despite how motivated you probably feel right now, the stats clearly show that only a tiny minority of New Year goal setters actually succeed.
The rest fail.
So, a very smart question to ask yourself would be:
What do successful goal setters do different that make them succeed?
Eating healthy at home can be challenging. But things can get even trickier when you travel and all around you are processed snacks and junk food.
Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, I’m almost certain that you want to arrive at your destination feeling energised, and mentally alert. But usually people end up totally tossing out all of their healthy eating principals, while gorging on whatever “food” is on offer at the airport, which is more likely to leave anyone mentally foggy, sluggish and feeling like a bloated whale.
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I’m Melanie Stephens and I’m a qualified nutritionist, chef and workout enthusiast who’s wildly passionate about helping people learn how to hack their habits to make living healthier as simple and streamlined as possible.