Day 6: Shopping

11/22/2015
Steps 2060

Grocery shopping that is....

Here's where you can toss it all out the window, or really make your Diet 1 work. Simply put, if you don't buy it, you can't eat it.

Here it's also an advantage being overweight, because as you get heavier, you lose energy and motivation. Things that take physical exertion are more of a hassle, and that includes shopping. If you are so heavy that even getting off the couch is a hassle, you won't want to spent a lotta time at the store. 

It takes a lot more energy to trudg through the grocery store, than wandering over to the kitchen for a snack. And if it's not in the kitchen, you can't eat it, and you won't want to go to the store just for a snack.

So when you're heading to the grocery store, a little more self-control and attention to your
Diet 1 will keep you from having that junk food in the house the next time you want a snack.

The first rule for shopping;

Always go right after you eat. Try never to go to the grocery store hungry. Or high. 

Next never take credit cards, debit cards or any kind of plastic shopping. Try walking into the store with only 10 or $20 in cash, the less the better.

And here's a trick I learned over years of being single. In fact I call it “The Single Guy Trick to Shopping”

No shopping cart, and no basket. You only buy what you can carry. And with a little discipline, it won't be a 12 pack of beer.

As soon as you get in the store, go for essentials first. The heaviest, like milk, eggs and juice. Go up and down a few aisles with your arms full of these items, and you're not going to shop for very long or add much more to the pile.

Now head for the checkout before you're tempted to add some chips or salsa to that pile.

BTW. How many steps you got in today. I spent to much time on these blogs, only 2060 steps :(

KRASH

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