Planning is crucial to so many aspects of life; while it may seem glamorous or carefree to fly by the seat of your pants, it really isn't a healthy or effective long term strategy. In my own life, I can say with certainty that my lack of planning has negatively impacted my emotional, physical and financial health at various points in time. I also recognize that it isn't always easy to plan; just look at the money that project managers make in any industry. It takes a certain level of diligence to make a plan, and even more to stick to it. But it isn't impossible; it just takes practice.
Last week I put together a menu for the week, and even though I didn't stick to it 100%, that simple exercise gave me a baseline to compare my choices to as the week went on. Sometimes I made better choices than I had planned, and other times I made worse. By having the baseline, I can at a minimum measure and track my choices and their subsequent consequences. Last week, my positive adjustments out shined my negative adjustments and I am happy to report weight loss of another pound down this week. I even ate out a few times--twice for lunch and twice for dinner--which just goes to show it is possible to make decent choices at restaurants.
This week I am embarking on the same exercise. I even picked up a new recipe magazine at the grocery store on Saturday. The magazine caught my eye because of the number of recipes that used fresh veggies and herbs, and it is perfect timing since our local farmer's markets are in full swing. I'm looking forward to dinners this week, and I even have a few new salads to try out for lunch.
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