What's the plan?!?!?!

Step 1: Decide what we want to change to have a healthier life.
I hope you have all taken some time to decide what change you can make to head toward a healthier life style.

Step 2:  Make a plan to achieve this goal
Now that you have thought of something to "give up" make a plan.   Remember that we talked about making decisions ahead of time and that helping us when we came to the situation.  When confronted with the situation what are you going to do?!?!?!  When the candy is sitting on the counter, what are you going to do?  When the dinner was so great you just need 1 more helping,  what are you going to do?!?  When it is your kid’s birthday and you NEED the cake, what are you going to do?!?!  When your kids eat their snack and leave most of it on the table, what are you going to do?!?!?!
You notice that I said WHEN not IF because you know it is going to happen.  So let's prepare!  Throw those ideas out to me!!

• Throw the candy in the trash.  I through away 5 suckers yesterday that were calling my name. 
• Put the temptation out of site.  I put away the box of nilla wafers about 50 times. 
• Try drinking water first.  I thought about eating the candy and turned to drinking water instead. 
• Chew gum.  Sarah had a great idea to chew gum during that hard time of the day when it is supper easy to snack.  (I just so happen to have a post coming up next week about the dreaded afternoon snacking.) 
• Just say no.  It is getting totally acceptable to just say no to a piece of birthday cake.  In fact it is getting to be the norm at the family parties I have attended lately.
• Clean it up!  When the food is sitting out it is so much easier to eat a little here and a little there.  Put it away!

So what are YOU going to do? 

Now let's get to it! :)