Good Health: Healthy Eating Practices

Below I’ve highlighted three key building tools for creating successful eating practices. Each tool when practiced as a system for good health allows you to outline goals, set intentions for action steps, and connect you to the food on your plate.

Outlining Large and Small Health Goals: Setting a yearly goal to lose 100 pounds by committing to lose 8-10 pounds a month, smaller goal commitment

Daily Intention Tasks List: This works similar to a to-do- list. However, it centers on how the individual will reach their health goals for the day based on SMART Goals. (See S.M.A.R.T. Goals blog post) For example: Make a protein shake in the morning for two lunches, drink one at noon and 3:00PM.

Eat For Life! Food Meal Plan: A soulful food road map plan that outlines how to eat and live a balanced life- it allows you to connect to eating habits based on what you believe about the food on your plate; centers on “check-in” points to eat throughout the day; meals based on hydration, vegetables and fruit -nutrient protein shakes or smoothies and healthful snacks.

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Setting S.M.A.R.T goals allows you to clarify ideas, focus your efforts, use your time and resources productively, and increase your chances of achieving what you want in life. To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be:

• Specific (simple, sensible, significant)

• Measurable (meaningful, motivating)

• Achievable (agreed, attainable).

• Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based).

• Time bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive)

Not long ago, I found myself frustrated with my weight, fad diets and I lived my life in a constant state of disappointment. “How did I get here again?” I asked myself. Then I discovered something: none of those diets I tried asked or even required me to look from within for the “why” in my eating habits.

When it comes to making healthy eating habits stick, you need a plan. So where do you start? I suggest finding a quiet and calm place to write down your S.M.A.R.T goals. Outline your goals on paper to keep yourself accountable. Define the next steps on your sensible and practical steps that illuminate from your core beliefs!