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Have you ever decided on the spur of the moment to squeeze in an activity - something as ridiculously simple as a supermarket trip, for instance - which is normally far more effective with a little pre-planning? I'll wager that your purchases were erratic and disorganised (can you really make a meal out of anchovies and chocolate muffins?) your stress levels high and your wallet emptier than normal! Shopping needs a system in place, some prior menu planning, a list of necessary purchases and a pre-determined budget. It's very much the same with a weight loss plan. If you take the time to devise a functional 'Slimsystem' beforehand you are far more likely to see the desired results. What do I mean exactly? At the outset you need to address three things:
The what = the goal is to lose weight (and how much)
The why = the reason you're going to lose the weight
The how = the way(s) you will achieve the weight loss
And you need to address this in daily chunks.
Plan your morning. What will you eat for breakfast, at what time and will you exercise in this part of the day? If so, what will you do, at what time and for how long? How will you avoid those notoriously difficult times such as office coffee breaks or colleagues proffering biscuits?
Prepare your afternoon and evening plans in the same way. Don't baulk at this. Minute planning in this way is crucial when you are facing any major lifestyle change. Think of it as scaffolding on a crumbling building, providing the level of support required to hold up your fluctuating determination, resolve and levels of motivation.
I don't need to remind you of just how much time we all lose each day reading and responding to emails along with mindless web surfing. If you had a system in place that served you then this would not happen. Before you switch on your computer you need to know how much time you intend to allocate that morning to dealing with email etc. Then stick to it.
A Slimsystem is simply a pre-considered, highly detailed (some will say too onerous) written plan designed to support you constantly in your quest for a slimmer body. It saves you so much wasted time locked in indecision – you've already decided what you will do. Once you have a system in place, you will be able to clearly judge how well you're sticking to your plan along with what's NOT working for you . It then becomes much easier to see the way forward to develop even better ways of doing things or coming up with new routes to reaching your goal.
Your Slimsystem must be continually evolving and open to improvement, adaptation or even complete rewrite – if it's just not moving you towards achieving a slimmer, fitter body for whatever reason - then ditch it. |
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