Always Eat After 7PM: Week 3. An update about how it’s going, goal setting, and being mentally prepared. What I enjoy about the plan, and helpful mindset strategies.
Myths about breakfast and nighttime eating and how this plan doesn’t buy into that! Also, real life and working on mindset first.
This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own.
Summer is here!
This is usually the time where I either get super motivated to get outside and stay committed to my health goals, or I get very down about where I feel I “should” be.
Not this time, with Always Eat After 7 PM: The Revolutionary Rule-Breaking Diet That Lets You Enjoy Huge Dinners, Desserts, and Indulgent Snacks—While Burning Fat Overnight by Joel Marion, I have a new mindset and healthier view of how to reach my goals!
If you haven’t read about my background and goals for being my best self and example to my family, do that now! Also, last week, I introduced you to a little more about this book and the author, so you probably want to check that out too.
The Always Eat After 7 PM plan consists of: The 14-day Acceleration Phase to kick-start the program and see rapid results, The Main Phase where you’ll learn exactly which foods to eat when in order to achieve your weight-loss goals, The Lifestyle Phase to keep the weight off for good
So, how is it going?
Well, I can tell you that my mind, regarding my health and weight, is in such a better place. I feel like those things I had been telling myself and getting down on myself for are no longer the issue. This book, the recommendations shared, and the great recipes have me feeling like I can accomplish my goals.
Always Eat After 7PM: Week 3 – Breakfast
I especially found it so helpful to get over the idea that I need to start the day with a balanced breakfast. I always thought part of my problem was that I just wasn’t a breakfast person. Turns out:
“Those who ate breakfast ended up eating about 260 calories more a day, the review found. Those who skipped breakfast were about one pound lighter than those who ate breakfast. These findings led the researchers to conclude that eating breakfast isn’t necessarily a good strategy for losing weight. The science isn’t really there. Breakfast could very well be the least important meal of the day.”
I also find it so reassuring that one of my favorite things to do in the morning, is highly recommended on this plan.
“One of the simplest 3-Minute Fat-Burning Morning Rituals, lemon water is a glass of water mixed with the juice of one half of a lemon. This drink provides all the benefits of regular drinking water, which supports weight loss, digestive health, physical performance, and cognitive function.”
Also Read: Drink More Water: Why, When, and How
Always Eat After 7PM: Week 3 – Nighttime
I am learning that my natural inclination for eating later at night instead of early in the morning is just fine. In fact, if you have heard of Intermittent Fasting and the incredible results people have, you already know this. Often, the eating window people adopt is during any 8 hour period with 16 hours of fasting.
This is just so natural to most of us, but it really makes a difference to put a name on it and feel like you have control. It stops the guilt and pressure to suppress our natural impulses.
As I mentioned before, this feeling has always been something to lead me down a spiral of “I’ll try again tomorrow.” This is such a relief, and I no longer wake each morning feeling bad about myself and the day before.
Real Life
This plan does have a lot of room for adapting to real life in the lifestyle phase. It builds in “cheat” meals or even “cheat” days based on your activity level.
The acceleration phase is where you’ll see a good jumpstart, but it’s more difficult to stick to.
Week 1 felt amazing! I was having no problem eating the things recommended by the book. I was feeling great, I wasn’t finding myself hungry, and I was waking up without the negative self-talk.
Then, the kids finished school and we headed to the cabin for a week…
I brought my supplements, grapefruit, chicken, veggies, etc…. I had my refreshing MetaboGreens on the boat…
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I made it two days of sticking to the acceleration phase before I caved and just said, “this isn’t for vacation!”
Don’t get me wrong, I’m back at day 1 of the acceleration phase and I’m very confident it will feel great again at home. However, without my own groceries, kitchen – or even running water – it was more than I could handle.
I did find that I did not overeat as I’m prone to do up there. I also made better choices and resisted sweets for the majority of our week away. Already things are changing!
I have to tell you, I’m so excited to get back into this 14-day acceleration phase! It feels good, I feel good, and that 5ish pounds I lost the first week felt pretty darn great!
My favorite chapter
While I was away this weekend, I took a good look at what is probably my favorite chapter of this book. Chapter 6 is titled, “Success Begins in the Mind” and it warns you not to skip it!
I have to admit, in my hurry to get all the plan details I may have kept my bookmark at Chapter 6 and looked ahead to get the meal plans and guidelines…
We all know the biggest hurdle is often mental, but in our hurry to get our eating and exercise right we don’t often do the work there.
Also Read: Self Care: 5 Ways to Show Some Self Love
This chapter outlines 10 essential mindset strategies:
Believe you can, and lose the excuses.
Excommunicate negative people fro your life.
Live in the present.
Redefine who you are.
Start!
Develop a simple morning routine. This is the one I’m working on right now.
Allow yourself bad moment, not bad days. My struggle for sure.
Recognize failure as a teacher, not a final destination. Amen!
Own your results.
Briefly celebrate success, then move on.
Bring it on… again!
So, it’s summer and I can say I’m feeling great! When we’re home, it’s not hard to stick to this plan. I’m eating great food and can’t wait to try the recipes (like the Cheesy Ground Beef Skillet). Best of all, the whole family is eating healthy and seeing a healthy, happy mom. What more could I ask for?!
Week 3 of Always Eat After 7PM is going to be the best week yet!
Learn more about Always Eat After 7 PM: The Revolutionary Rule-Breaking Diet That Lets You Enjoy Huge Dinners, Desserts, and Indulgent Snacks—While Burning Fat Overnight by Joel Marion and how to purchase here. http://bit.ly/32oR90L
This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM”. The opinions expressed below are my own.
