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My name is Janae and I'm willing to share healthy eating tips and meal plans!

Hi Janae please send me some tips. THANKS

If you're just getting started and you know you're weakness is fast food, here are some tips to get started!

1) If you think you really want something unhealthy, tell yourself "I won't eat it now, but if I still really want it tomorrow then I will let myself have it" ... this works for me for days, sometimes indefinitely. You just gotta have that first surge of willpower!

2) If you do give in to cravings, limit your portion sizes, and make sure you have something healthy with it to fill you up. For example, if you are going to give in and have french fries, only let yourself have a certain number, and eat salad with it so you won't be tempted later.

3) Commit to giving up one thing per month. I was inspired by this image (http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/18/e9/92/18e992289c610533df2eec20e67a0a07.jpg), but made my own list based on my own cravings and weaknesses. I gave up soda and beer in January (this was easy because I never drink soda and only drink beer occasionally). This month, I gave up all fries foods. Again, not too challenging for me. Next month I'm giving up sweets, and in April I'm giving up dairy. April will be so difficult! I love yogurt and cheese and milk! If you struggle with fast food, try giving up a particular fast food item per week, and add on to it. I.e., week 1 give up burgers, week 2 give up burgers and fries, week 3 give up burgers and fries and milkshakes. This will help you phase out fast food with a reasonable timeline.

4) If you are finding it difficult to give up certain unhealthy foods, look up how many calories they are tell yourself that you can have them *if* you work them off first! That way, you'll still stay under your calorie goal. That is, if you think you'll want loaded mashed potatoes tomorrow - go walking/running tonight for as long as it takes to work off what that'll be worth tomorrow! It will give you a more immediate motivation for your work out - and you'd be surprised how often you later decide you don't want that unhealthy food anyway!

5) Pick a reasonable gym plan. I started "Jamie Eason's LiveFit" program, which starts with 4 weeks of only weights and no cardio. But it got me in the habit of going to the gym regularly and adjusting my eating habits.

OMG sharebear, I love that idea (letting yourself have it tomorrow if you still want it).

I really like the ideas for giving up something each month. So do you only do it for a month or is it an ongoing thing?

I also like the idea of starting with reasonable gym goals. I think that anytime I try everything completely full-on, it sabotages my plan because of all the restrictions.

Thanks for this post!

I have tried to make it on-going (I did without it for a month, right?), but I will let myself have it on occasion. Like the beer I gave up for a month, I will have 1 if I'm at a party and that's what they have. Tbh I'm not sure how hard it will be to stick with once I give up things that are more difficult (CHEESE...... possibly my favorite food =\ ...) Hopefully I will still be able to stick with it!

OMG sharebear, I love that idea (letting yourself have it tomorrow if you still want it).

I really like the ideas for giving up something each month. So do you only do it for a month or is it an ongoing thing?

I also like the idea of starting with reasonable gym goals. I think that anytime I try everything completely full-on, it sabotages my plan because of all the restrictions.

Thanks for this post!

I have tried to make it on-going (I did without it for a month, right?), but I will let myself have it on occasion. Like the beer I gave up for a month, I will have 1 if I'm at a party and that's what they have. Tbh I'm not sure how hard it will be to stick with once I give up things that are more difficult (CHEESE...... possibly my favorite food =\ ...) Hopefully I will still be able to stick with it!

Cheese is one of my favorites too. Ugh. Alcohol - no prob because I don't drink anyways, so I'm lucky in that way (I feel for those that like it). Dairy in general is a hard one because it's in so much!!! You are an amazing motivator, gal! Thanks for sharing this with us!! Go team!