Comments on: Failing Miserably http://theginaspot.com/?p=241 Picking up where I left off. Rantspot revisited . . . Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Gina B. http://theginaspot.com/?p=241&cpage=1#comment-2050 Gina B. Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:23 +0000 http://theginaspot.com/?p=241#comment-2050 Stephanie, those are great lessons, and I hope to be good enough to implement them someday. I’m starting back again in two days, and these will help my next attempt at success!

]]> By: daphne debauchee http://theginaspot.com/?p=241&cpage=1#comment-2039 daphne debauchee Mon, 20 May 2013 18:37:32 +0000 http://theginaspot.com/?p=241#comment-2039 Si se puede! :)

]]> By: Stephanie! http://theginaspot.com/?p=241&cpage=1#comment-2038 Stephanie! Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:44 +0000 http://theginaspot.com/?p=241#comment-2038 It’s not so much a reset as it is an adjustment – there are likely to be several along the way. Examples:
1. I’ve learned that to be successful, I have to plan ahead. That means preparing on Sunday my meals for the week – chopping up ALL my veggies for my salads to make it easy to grab a fistful and drop it on top of my arugula or baby spinach. In non-summer, I prepare steel-cut oatmeal (that I top with a ton of fruit) or an egg-white fritatta. I’m NOT going to be cooking or prepping everyday, so I cook enough to last.
2. I learned that if I don’t do this on SUNDAY, it WILL NOT happen.
3. I learned that shopping on Sunday wasn’t good enough because I don’t feel like doing anything else after working out, shopping and unloading groceries. I now shop on Saturday and prep on Sunday.
4. I’ve learned to cook extra and freeze it in single serving portions before I have a chance to get sick of it. These frozen foods come in handy for Friday meals or if something derails me from my Sunday prep/cook schedule.
5. I’ve learned to (at least temporarily) keep it simple by focusing on nutrition instead of trying to be innovative and gourmet. Sometimes I’ll fix something interesting, but for the most part, it’s easier for me to NOT.
6. I’ve learned, when eating out, to look at the menu online and make a healthy choice in advance and focus on the company instead of the meal
7. I’ve learned to focus on how good I’ll feel after working out instead of focusing on how much I want to stay in bed.
8. I’ve learned to use my “failures” to progress and make adjustments, instead of feeling defeated.

Best of success on your journey!

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