Freewrite Day 429 Plan

Plan. Plan. Plan. I am not in favor of this concept in weight loss. I want people to take action now. Check your BMI today. Add some nutrition to your current meal. Do five minutes of exercise now. Get more rest and sleep tonight.

I run into people planning to lose weight daily. It’s a frustration of my life. I have been sent “plans” in pm’s and people ask me to check them to see if they will work. No. This plan will not work, because it is a plan – not a course of action you will actually take.

The only way to do anything is to do it. Take a small step today. Take a few small steps in any direction. Do it again tomorrow. You are responsible for your own life. The cavalry is not coming to save you. But you can easily save yourself.

I’m looking into French Fries lately. A number of people are talking to me about them and they are one of the most toxic foods regularly consumed. In my recent research, I came across a post stating that one of the ingredients in one of the fast food giant’s French Fries is also an ingredient in Silly Putty.

This took me by surprise.

But I already know I will get a few common answers if I tell people this.

• It can’t be that bad.
• They would not put it in the food is it was really bad for you.
• I don’t eat that many French Fries, so it should be ok.

If I tell you that one of the ingredients in French Fries is also in Silly Putty, will you plan to stop eating them? Or will you just stop eating them? Or will you pretend you never heard me?

This is from my accounting work:

Failure to plan is planning to fail.

I used to turn that around and say.

Just get started and plan as you go.

In accounting, often you get a big mess of numbers and the boss needs answers. Just taking 30 minutes to put those numbers in a list by highest to lowest, often gives the boss a big relief. Now we can work on the top few numbers and most of the problem will be fixed.

If you are eating French Fries 5 times a week and start eating organic potatoes instead, you will have a similar result of success.

My post is for the #freewrite daily challenge by @mariannewest. Freewrite is a great way to post on steemit when you do not think you have the time, or talent, or anything to say. It’s a great way to start regular posting on steemit. I know you can do this too! Here is Marianne’s freewrite prompt post for today. Give it a try and surprise yourself.

Are you worried about gaining weight over the holidays?

Or are you just going to worry about it later?

December 2011 is the month when my weight loss efforts really took off. Please follow my blog for weight loss information, or contact me directly if you would like some individual help.