Preparation The Greater Part of Success for Super Abs
Hang on to your hat! What I’m about to tell you just may surprise you. But if you’re planning on being successful in discovering what super perfect abs lie beneath your bags of potato chips and cheese puffs, then we’ve (yep I’m taking a personal interest in this!) got to look through those kitchen cabinets.
You’re absolutely right! You’re about to bare your soul . . . well, at least your eating habits with me. Luckily, I won’t be there is person so the potential for embarrassment is drastically reduced.
But that’s not only place we’re going this chapter. You see, just like the title of this chapter suggestions, preparation really is the greater part of success. So we’re also going to see what type of physical shape you’re in and help you prepare your mind and your heart for this journey as well.
Trust me, we’ve all been there when it has come time to take a serious, healthy look at what we stock in our kitchens. None of us fares very well at first. Even after we’ve thrown things out . . . donated processed macaroni and cheese boxes to the local food drive . . . and any number of other steps to ensure a new, healthy lifestyle, things somehow happen at times.
Just when you think you’ve kicked the last of the processed foods and packaged foods and frozen dinners out of the house they find a way to sneak back in! What the heck?
The Life Of A On-Again,
Off-Again Health Food Addict
I knew a woman who tried as hard as she could to eat healthy. And I mean healthy. One day you’d enter her house and all you could find to eat was spelt bread, yogurt cheese and raw milk. (Actually, the yogurt cheese was delicious)Oh, yes and natural peanut butter, because that was one food her daughter could survive on!
She vowed an entire new way of eating and whether her family was on board or not they were dragged into the adventure.
But then a heavy shopping day would pop up (Yes! We do have our priorities, now don’t we!) And she’d come home — her last stop being the grocery store — tired, hungry and well . . . imagine that loaded down with highly processed food, lots of packaged foods and well . . . you get the idea.
The rest of the evening was spent roaming from food to food. Pizza. Tortilla chips. Potato chips. Admittedly it is really hard to get a handle on consistent healthy eating when you’re see-sawing from one extreme to another.
Some health gurus come through your house and tell you to clear all packaged and processed foods from your shelves. I’m not going to tell you that. Because I don’t want you to end up like my friend the bi-polar meal nazi!
But what I will tell you is to look through your kitchen cabinets. What are the predominant foods in there? Are they all packaged? Are all of your packages of pasta made from refined white flour?
And what about that loaf of bread you won’t show me? Don’t tell me it’s that horrendously tiresome, boring white stuff that has no taste? Are there packaged desserts calling your name?
Don’t be ashamed. Been there, done that. And it’s completely all right if you can’t dump it all right this second and restock with all healthy (not necessarily starting out with spelt bread!) food from your local health food store.
But you do need to reduce your consumption of this type of food. And you need to make up your mind that step will come naturally in your new lifestyle. The Greater Part of Success for Super Abs!
