No matter how hard we try to stick to a healthy lifestyle, sooner or later
we all trip and start eating some junk food, or skip our exercise program
for a few days. It happens, so don’t beat yourself up about it. At the
same time you want to make sure you get back on track as soon as possible.
After all, you don’t want to get too comfortable where you are. Hers are
some tips to help you get back into a routine that includes healthy eating
and daily exercise.

Don’t Beat Yourself Up

The most important thing when you fall off the healthy eating wagon is to
not beat yourself up about it. Sure, it wasn’t what you had planned, but
we all give in to cravings sometimes. Forgive yourself for it and move on.
If you don’t you’ll get into a vicious cycle of feeling guilty, which gets
you depressed, which makes you eat. Because you eat even more junk food to ease the pain from feeling guilty, you get yourself in even deeper. Before
you know it, you’ll just give up yet again and slip back into your old
eating habits. Don’t let this happen again, forgive yourself for slipping
and then…

Get Started Again

Get right back into your healthy eating routine. Don’t allow yourself to
give up. Fix a yummy salad, snack on some fruit or fix some grilled
chicken and vegetables for dinner. If you are subscribed to the Healthy
Menu Mailer (insert affiliate link), prepare the dinner on the menu
tonight. The sooner you get back into your healthy eating habits after
overindulging, the better. Your blood sugar will normalize, avoiding
additional sugar spikes that could result in more cravings. It also helps
to drink plenty of water if you feel like more of the foods that you
really shouldn’t be eating. Distract yourself, if those bags of chips or
the pie in the fridge are still calling you.

Keep a Log or Journal

You may also want to start a food and exercise log or journal. This
doesn’t have to be anything complicated. A simple spiral-bound notebook
will do. Write down what and how much you ate every day, how many glasses
of water you drank and how much you exercised. A weight loss journal is
great way to create accountability. Because you know you will have to
write down that bowl of ice cream you’re thinking of eating, you will skip
it and pick up some frozen grapes or some fresh berries instead. Your
journal can also be a big motivator. When you feel like giving up, review
it and look at how much progress you have made in the past weeks.

By Susanne Myers
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