Nutritional Challenge - week 5

Only two more weeks to go!  🎉

Well done for getting this far and making changes in how you look after your body.  I know there have been a few times where many have felt they have ‘fallen off track’.  But to start with A… that happens 🤷🏼‍♀️  B. I want to encourage you to pay attention to how you ‘feel’ in those times (physically and emotionally... potentially not as good).

For most of us we will like the odd day every now and then when we just enjoy food (drink 🍸🍺) a little bit more, but what is important is that we get back to the place where we feel the best. 

So, this week your challenge is to look at what you are eating and make 5 healthier/more nutritional choices.  

Now… this is not necessary what you think I mean.  I don't necessarily mean swap with a food with a lower calorie option.  This could mean swapping your one so called ‘heathy low calorie only 90 calorie biscuit’ with a 120cal protein yogurt or chicken snack pack.  

Why❓❓

Because some of these advertised ‘healthy snacks' may have fewer cals but have no nutritional value.  And most of the time doesn't fill us up and pretty much a waste of cals. 

Ideas: 

• White for brown (pasta, rice, bread, etc) 

• Protein yogurt/mouse for biscuit. 

• Protein pancakes and fruit for breakfast rather cereal. 

• Homemade pasta sauces instead of bought jar. 

• Healthier takeaway option (top tip… boiled rice, veg and sauce on the side) 

• Water with meals instead of fizzy. 

• Less sugar in tea/coffee. 

So have a good look at what you eat regularly and see how you could improve that.  Often, we get stuck in a routine of eating the same foods that we miss where we could improve it.   

So, let’s go this week.  💪🏼

And let us know.  Sharing ideas with others really helps 🧐🤓😋.  I have found the best changes on my life have come from other ideas.  

What:  Make nutritional substitutes.

How much:  5 changes throughout your week 

Why:   

• Habit can leave us not realising when change can help us progress. 

• Helps us be aware of what is actually in what we are eating. 

• Help us reach our macro targets. 

When: 

• Regularly (Don't make all the changes in one meal). 

• A change that is daily (E.g. less sugar in tea/coffee) 

• When you want to, and when you don't want to  

Let's go week 5, almost there 😃