The Plan. Shop, Stock and Serve.
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Donuts at the Office You get to the office and “Joe” or “Susie” has brought in a dozen donuts. I’m sure they look delicious, I'll give you that. But let me ask you this, when you woke up this morning did you crave a donut? Probably not. And if you did desperately want one, I would have told you to stop at the store and pick a small one up. But, now that it’s in front of you at work, you want it, but not because you actually wanted it an hour ago. An hour ago, it didn’t exist. In situations like these, I have a general rule. I won't eat something just because it’s there. I have to have wanted it before it got there. Just because someone puts it in front of me does not all of a sudden give me permission to eat it. I know it's so easy to say, “Oh, I didn’t want this before so I shouldn’t eat it now!” Believe me, I know you will spend at least an hour or so throughout the day thinking about the goodness in the office kitchen and explaining to yourself why you should or should not eat it. You’ll even probably walk by it on purpose to play mean tricks with yourself. Staying healthy is as much a mind game as anything. You have to be able to say no to yourself and actually listen. It’s tough but it’s 100% doable! Instead, try making a cup of coffee or tea. These brews tend to tame the taste-buds. Throw a stick of minty gum in your mouth, but stay away from sweet flavors like watermelon or strawberry because the sweet taste will just activate those taste buds you are trying to quell and make it harder. And for goodness’ sake, stay away from the kitchen! I’m not saying don’t have a treat! I am saying have a treat on your terms. When you really, really want it, and in moderation of course!
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About the Book
It’s easy to understand the concept of eating lean protein with vegetables to lose weight, but if you don’t normally eat these foods and don’t have the time to prepare them, following a diet is challenging. The Plan: Shop, Stock and Serve, not only addresses this issue head on, but it provides the answers.
Food is social. It’s front and center when we get together with friends, family and loved ones. We celebrate with it, laugh with it and sometimes even cry with it. How can you expect to come off of life’s emotional rollercoaster without turning to Ben and Jerry’s? Stuff happens! The dinner parties are not just going to stop. Your busy life will not just go away. In order to change the way you eat and drop those pounds for good, you need a plan.
With The Plan:
* You won’t have to follow a restrictive diet. Your plan is made for you, by you!
* All your favorite foods can go on your plan, and yes, you will still lose weight.
* You will only have to hit the grocery store once a week.
* For once, healthy eating will actually simplify your life.
* The Plan is something you can realistically do for life.
Any book can tell you what to eat in order to lose weight. Implementing those changes into your lifestyle is the tricky part. Unlike any other book on the market, The Plan focuses on providing you with the right tools to get you from where you are now to where you want to be. It’s the essential map to healthy eating and living.
The Plan: Shop, Stock and Serve includes a cookbook with over 120 recipes, meal and snack ideas, as well as an exercise and activity guide with over 30 basic strength-training exercises that are easy to do at home.
About the Author
As a former personal trainer, Jessica Tinkler is certified with the American Council on Exercise as a Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant. She holds Certified Personal Training certificates from both The National Academy of Sports Medicine and CanFit Pro. Jessica is a certified Spinning instructor. Although she no longer trains clients, Jessica’s passion for health and fitness remains. The information and ideas she is presenting in this book stem from her professional as well as her personal life. Like many people, she too has been unhappy with the way she looked and felt. Always on and off countless different diets trying to find the right fit, and always feeling like she had failed miserably, she finally figured it out and now wants to share it with the world. It began to seem so simple to her, and that’s because it is.