Hi there, Dr Annika here again.
This is part two of the article where I’m going to show you exactly how to improve your diet and lifestyle in just three easy steps.
If you remember, we were talking about one of my clients, Lisa. Her self-sabotage was really working hard trying to save her from the change (read about it here).
But after a short discussion she agreed to follow the steps I showed her. She’d buy fruits once a week when she was doing groceries anyway, make room for it in the cooler and then bring three different fruits to work every day. She bought a special box for it so the fruit wouldn’t go rotten in her bag.
To remember to bring the fruit, she put a nice photo of fruits on her fridge where she was sure to see it each morning. You can find thousands of nice photos on the internet and print them off too. The photo would work as a signal, a cue to her which made it so much easier to create lasting change.
She put up the same photo at work as well to remind her there and not to go for the bars but eat fruit instead.
When I called her 2 weeks later she was already thrilled about the change!
Using the photo as a signal had made it so easy and once she started eating fruits instead of chocolate. She was out of those deep sugar dips and as a positive by-product and the function of her bowel system was working much better!
She was eager to make more changes and continue the program. This was so much different from her attitude before. Once Lisa saw what such a little change could do, there was endless possibilities to create a far less stressed life. There are so many easy small changes you can make. Here are the top changes for the food part of stress. We decided for Lisa to…
- Keep going with the fruit, such a big change with healthy snacks
- Next step was to eat a proper breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Because that’s where you get the energy for all your morning work. And when this was under control we continued with number 3…
- We looked at lunch and dinner. To get proper food, normal sizes of the serving and the right proportions from the different things we eat, like proteins, fats (yes we do need fats), carbohydrates (yes, we do need them too) and vitamins and minerals. It’s important to get this right because this is the fuel for your energy AND the building blocks for your physical body, including your brain.
Not only did Lisa get so much more energy from this process, she eventually lost a few kilos too!
Even though that wasn’t the goal it was a great side effect.
So when you get your snacks right, then your breakfast, then lunch and dinner in proper shape, you will not only find it easier to know what to eat, you’ll have more energy and be able to think clearer and get more done.
And you might even lose some weight too just like Lisa!
Now it’s time for you to start eating fruits and organize your food in a proper way so you too can benefit the same way Lisa did.
If this post helped you out, then you’re going to love my De-stress Guide which you can get for free by clicking the link below this post.
Please share this message with anyone you feel needs to hear it. Colleagues, work partners and anyone else you know who also has a lousy diet because they’re stressed out and overwhelmed.
Give them a chance to get the tools too so they can live the calm and easy life.
To your success and keep smiling,
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