Taking baby steps to reach my goals - one step at a time

I recently discovered a youtube channel while searching for weight loss tips which is simply amazing. Her channel is called antishay and she is such an amazing inspiration and gives great tips. From her I learned how important it is to break down your goals into baby steps and make them a habit during 21 to 28 days. This is a totally new approach to reaching my goals.

I always thought I have to change my diet all at once, I have to exercise 6 times a week coming from zero. I like the idea of getting used to things step by step. So thank you Shanti for your wonderful inspiration.

I will post my baby steps here once I gave some more thought to this topic and figures out where I want to beginn.

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Missing the right time for a meal

Sometimes it happens to me that I miss the right time for my meals. Mainly over the weekend when I decide to take a nap during the day and end up sleeping 3 hours. I wake up and my body tells me that it is the highest time to eat again.

I would usually go to the fridge and just start to eat anything I can find. No matter if it is healthy or not. Or I would just prepare something that is fast and that I don't have to put much energy into it. Most of the times that would just be a plate full of pasta and loads of cheese. Because of course, when hungry, also my portion size is not right.

I tried to find a habit that would work for me and keep me from eating just anything I can find when I am at this stage of being hungry.

So I decided to grab a carott before I eat anything else. This keeps my mouth busy so I don't get the chance to eat anything else and it also calms my stomache for long enough so I can think about a healthy meal. And usually the carrot even lasts long enough for me to prepare the meal.

This is working for me extremely well. I hope this strategy will help you too.

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