When I lived in London, there was interesting nutrition show on TV with a very catchy title that I can no longer remember. (Maybe it was, “You Are What you Eat”?) A nutritionist went into the home of a very unhealthy eater and had a detailed discussion of what the person was eating on a daily basis. At the end of the week, the nutritionist came back and laid out all of the food that the person was eating for the entire week. On paper it didn’t seem all that horrific. But seeing the mounds of pizza, chips, soda, bacon, chocolate, and fried food all together, was shocking.
Often I have clients who eat very well, yet are not losing weight. When this happens, we take a closer look to see what’s going on. Often, we discover that there are “nimbles” in between that are sabotaging progress. Licking the wooden spoon when making a cake, having a taste of your husband’s pasta, having a few of you friend’s French fries or eating the crust of your child’s grilled cheese shouldn’t count. But it does. And, unfortunately, it all adds up.
If this is your issue, you can try a visual experiment similar to what the nutritionist did on the British TV show. Take an empty jar and put it on the kitchen counter. Every time you take a nimble or bit of this or that, put it in the jar instead of your mouth. Take a look at that jar at the end of the day. You might be VERY surprised. This could be the perfect visual aid that will give you the information that you need to see.
And who knows……..maybe just having that jar out on the counter will enough of a reminder!