Here is a little Food for Thought....
People with gambling addictions shouldn't live in Las Vegas, those that like to spend too much money probably don't need another credit card, and people who are always late shouldn't do without a watch. Why??? Because all of them would be setting themselves up for failure.
In case you might have let it slip your mind, YOU ARE HUMAN! Why the reminder? Because so many of us think that when we go on a diet or start a lifestyle change that we are going to tap into some super-human powers that give us some indestructible will....that we will be able to deny any donut, pass up any pizza, and simply dismiss the Hershey's Kiss.
When it comes eating right and losing weight, you can't just depend on your will power alone. It can only take you so far. Instead, you need to combine your will power with the power you have to control your environment.
If you love ice cream, get it out of the house. Go out for ice cream when you really must have it. If you are a candy freak, get it off of your desk. Go by one piece, package, or bar at the corner store if you absolutely have to have it. If you've gotta have pizza, don't order a medium. Go get a slice at a single slice pizza place.
Try these 3 tips for creating an environment that is conducive to your goals:
- Get the junk food out of the house. If someone else in your house eats it, create a separate shelf just for that person. That's their shelf, their cookies, their sugar, their calories, and their body fat. Hands off!
- Replace the candy dish with a fruit bowl. Watch as your 3:00 crashes magically start to disappear along with your hips or love-handles.
- Treat yourself away from your environment. Make a point to allow yourself to have a single-serving of that "junk food" outside of your own environment. You need to keep your sanity!
It's your environment. Control it.
