Tomorrow is the first day of July. I am starting up a challenge for my husband and me. We have both noticed somethings over the past few months. Two things mostly: our wallet has gotten a little tighter over the summer months and so have our belts.
I came up with a great way to overcome this. For the month of July, we are going to be eating at home. That means not going out...as much. We both currently spend our lunch hours going out and, about 3 times a week, we end up going out for dinner. I often stop for breakfast on my way to work. This is a lot of money AND a lot of calories. Just like all the diet gurus say, you should have a cheat day. So I am allowing us to go out for one dinner, or one lunch, each week. There are of course exceptions. If Pat is traveling, he doesn't have the opportunity to eat at home.
My little part of this will be to take on clean eating. I won't go completely clean. I will allow myself some leeway such as store bought whole wheat bread and Greek yogurt. When I focused on clean eating last October, I noticed major differences in how I felt, my weight and even things as increased sense of smell. Mainly really excited about eliminating soda and sugar.
I plan on tracking via MyFitnessPal and also using SparkPeople.com.
I know my main challenge will be planning ahead. Sometimes I just get lazy and I don't feel like making anything after a long day at work. I will also have to find ways to keep lunches from getting boring. I usually do pretty well with leftovers.
I have yet to come up with something to reward myself with at the end of this challenge. Any ideas?
I am really trying to curb my sugar addiction. And my doctors would really like me to limit my carb intake to breakfast only (if I must). So clean eating is my new focus too!
ReplyDeleteA reward? Well, you might just need some smaller clothes when July is over. :)