A Powerful Tool for Weight Loss and Life

As I write – coffee and German shepherd at my side – we’re two days into our shiny new year (2021). And yours truly is acknowledging a rock star weight loss/maintenance tool that I’ve used for years, but never named.

Each of us know which trigger-foods send us off the cliff into overeating, but do you know what triggers you into a day of smart eating and working out?

“Staging” Our Life.

One man who does write about smart triggers is James Clear. His best-seller Atomic Habits gives the details on how to stage our life for ultimate success. Here’s one example of how I stage my writing desk in the evening: I clean my desk of clutter (and crumbs) thereby signaling my brain that we’ll have a successful morning of writing the next day.

Another staging example: I create a spa-ish environment in my bathroom that sets the stage for showering, blowing out my hair, putting on a touch of make-up and the like. Keeping the bathroom pretty puts an end to my living in pajamas all day long (a hazard of being a writer).

Smart Triggers

Here’s how I use Brainy-Triggers for successful weight loss/maintenance:

• Before I go to sleep, I stage my workout area by draping clean workout clothes over my indoor bike, along with shoes and socks. These visual clues signal my brain that a workout is in my near future.
• Every morning I prep my food-intake journal (with simple things like foods I plan to eat that day, a workout plan and so forth) which also signals to my brain that we’ve started the sequence for a brainy day of smart eating and working out.
• Throughout the week I cook, bake or cut up items that I need for healthy eating (banana muffins, brown rice, carrots and so on) thereby communicating to my brain that we’re prepping for smart eating all week. I also put the healthy food items front-and-center in the frig where I can’t miss them.

I don’t mean to imply that one tool alone will make pounds disappear. (We wish, right?) What worked for me — and still works today — was a multi-pronged approach. As in, tiaras have many jewels, a bouquet a collection of stems, and an Easter basket with many colored eggs.

Supporting ourselves with a bevy of smart tools is quite possibly the brainiest tool of all.

Make it a peaceful week, everyone!

♥, Wendy

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