Eating Intuitively

When you’re trying to lose weight, there are so many things you should and should not do to reach your weight loss goals.  Keeping track of those “things”, especially at the beginning of your healthy eating plan or when you reach a difficult spot in your journey.

Since I am at a point where I need a little bit of help, I’ve decided it is time to create my own little score card of what I need to do to get on track.  It’s easy to build, since I am well aware of some of the bad things I have done lately.

So, here it goes:

• Ride the recumbent exercise bike for thirty minutes.  Check!
• Drink 64 ounces of water (or Crystal Light).  Check!
• Eat a healthy breakfast.  Check!
• Eat a healthy mid-morning snack.  Check!
• Eat a healthy lunch.  Check!
• Eat a healthy afternoon snack.  Check!
• Eat a healthy dinner.  Check!
• Eat a healthy evening snack / dessert.  Check!
• Avoid all candy and snacks.  Check!
• Limit amount of coffee.  Check!

Those are ten items I can do each day (at least Monday through Friday), and I did all ten of them today!  However, it is just one day, and I need to do the same thing for several days to reach my goals.

Reviewing my score card for today and realizing I accomplished everything I set out to do is an amazing feeling!  I have had a successful Monday, and I am looking forward to a successful Tuesday.

Do you use a score card or some other system to keep yourself in check?  If so, please share your ideas in the comments.

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