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Setting Yourself Up for New Year Success

I think there’s only been one NY resolution I’ve had success with and I still do it...

I resolved to start running in my mid 20s and over 20 years later, I’m still doing it!

I’m just the same as you - I feel the pull of the New Year resolutions. But any success with my eating and drinking habits are usually more gradual changes rather than a NY resolution. 

So, if you’re planning to start the New Year with a commitment to healthy eating and drinking, then you want to be sure it’s actually going to work this time, don’t you? After all, if diet plans, protein shakes, and good old fashioned willpower have failed, you might be forgiven for believing nothing ever works for you.

As I have mentioned before what perhaps did the trick in your 20s and 30s may not be a success in midlife. Hormones are all over the place, stress can be at an all time high and it can feel much harder to invest any time and care in yourself. And all the time the pounds are piling on. 

If this is something you want help with then why not book a FREE weightloss breakthrough call with me to find out more about how I can set you up for success in 2020?

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So, this week I thought I would tackle some of the most popular questions I get asked as a nutritionist about my Real-life Midlife weightloss programme in case any of these are stopping you making changes this year. 

And I let you into the secret of how a simple change in mindset can set you up for success in 2020. 

FAQ #1. Is it too expensive to eat healthily?

Clients ask me this a lot and it’s an interesting one. 

There seems to be an assumption that eating healthily will be very dissimilar to the way you eat now and that means there’s going to be lots of expensive, unusual ingredients. But actually it’s best to plan a way of losing weight that you can stick to that fits in with your lifestyle and isn’t too different. 

I believe in one thing at a time (like changing breakfast) rather than a complete overhaul. If it’s too expensive then you can’t really keep doing it and the point is to change your everyday eating, not see it as an add on expense, like you might do with a diet club membership or a pack of weight loss milkshakes.

FAQ #2. How can I eat and drink well if the rest of the family doesn't want to join in?

I seem to have a split around people who involve the rest of the family when they make a change and those who do it by themselves. But no one wants to spend time making one meal for the family and another for themselves. 

It doesn’t need to be that complicated. 

One of my clients had great success on my 12 week programme even though she isn’t the main cook in her household. She just took whatever her husband was making that night and adapted it slightly to fit how she was eating. And she even managed to sneak in some of my recipes which went down a storm with the whole family! Win-win! In fact, her husband used to say ‘I think dinner is midlife-approved!’

FAQ #3. I Don’t Have Time to Eat Healthily!

I get it - we’re all super busy trying to pack in everything we have to get done. Often we feel that we would eat more healthily if there was more time to shop, prepare and think about meals. 

That’s why I design my meal plans to be super time efficient. Either you double up your evening meal to have for lunch the next day or you have the same lunch for a couple of days running so that breakfast, lunch and dinner don’t need to be prepped and cooked differently every single day. 

So, for example, my husband Mark did a big batch of the chia pudding yesterday that will probably last us the whole week. Or you can spend 15-20 minutes at the weekend making up a batch of my low-sugar granola that can deal with breakfast for a fortnight. 

Making just a little time over the weekend or an evening to meal prep for the rest of the week really works. And once you’re used to super quick prep, a pile of Tupperware containers will become your best kitchen friend!

What is the Real-life Midlife food philosophy and why will it work for me?

I mentioned earlier that a simple mindset change will make the chances of success so much greater. So, here’s something to think about…

The one thing you must understand is that fast acting carbs and high GI foods are spiking your blood sugar levels which triggers insulin … which leads to fat storage. Insulin is known as the fat storage hormone!

So the solution is to focus on a healthy fat, lower carb (or slow carb) approach because that gets the body into fat burning rather than fat storage mode.

If you grew up in the 70s, like me, you’ll know that thinking of fat as healthy is tricky to get your head around because it was all about low fat and high carb eating when we were growing up...anyone else do Rosemary Conley’s diets like me?!

But once you can leave that outdated way of thinking behind and think healthy fat, low carbs (NOT no carbs) it suddenly makes sense why other methods haven’t worked in the past.

There’s also another way of thinking which does make a difference. What worked in your 20s and 30s most likely won’t work now. Your body is changing, hormones are interacting in a way you haven’t experienced before and that makes losing weight seem much more difficult. In other words, it calls for a different approach. 

If this is something you want help with then why not book a FREE weightloss breakthrough call with me to find out more about how I can set you up for success in 2020?

Click >>HERE<< to choose your best time.

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