NEW GRADUATION BONUS!
7 Easy Ways to Eat More Veg (and actually enjoy it)
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‘Quick Start’ Training
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Quick Start Written
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“I can’t stand people that do not take food seriously.”
Oscar Wilde
Welcome to this bonus ‘Quick Start’ training to accompany the ‘Tired & Hungry Dinners’ program.
In the core modules of the program I’m going to share my easy system to simplify cooking so you can get delicious, real food meals on the table with minimal effort even when you’re tired and hungry at the end of a long day.
But here’s the thing…
If you don’t approach the program with the right state of mind, you aren’t going to see real, lasting changes in your life.
So to help really set you up for success I wanted to share some tips around the psychology of change.
Psychology? In a cooking program?
Yes! It’s probably not what you expected but we’re all human. The more we understand the drivers behind our behaviours the easier it is to make changes. And get them to stick.
So here are my 4 ‘quick start’ guidelines…
1. Give food the respect it deserves.
I started with the quote from Oscar Wilde because I couldn’t agree more! Food should be taken seriously. Of course since you’ve signed up for ‘Tired & Hungry Dinners’ I know you’re already someone who takes your food seriously. So we’ll get on just fine.
You already appreciate the ability of healthy real food to make a difference to how you look and feel.
But did you know what we eat makes a huge difference to how we age? AND even changes our genetics?
Yep. Research has shown that lifestyle factors including diet, exercise and stress can actually change which of our genes are turned on and which ones are turned off.
And wouldn’t you know it, healthy lifestyle factors turn off disease promoting genes and turn on the protective ones.
Got your attention?
Good! Food is a super important part of life. Now is your chance to take it seriously. It’s one of those areas of life where if you show it some love, you’ll feel the love reflected back.
2. Cooking is NOT a chore.
Repeat after me. Cooking is NOT a chore. It’s fun!
Of course you could choose to see it in the same category as taking out the garbage. Domestic drudgery.
OR you could choose to see it for what is really is… A privilege.
Aren’t we lucky that we get the chance to nourish ourselves and our loved ones every single day?
It may be a small change in perception but try it and see how it impacts your willingness to step into the kitchen at the end of another long day…
3. Start small.
Want to know the biggest cause of people starting and failing to make changes in their lives? You guessed it… taking on way to much from the get go.
We’ve all been there. We’re excited about making a real difference.
We get all fired up.
In the case of cooking we probably go to the market and buy way more fresh food than we need.
And where does this end?
Usually with us feeling guilty about throwing out lots of veg-gone-bad a few weeks down the track. And back to our old habits.
So what’s the alternative?
Starting small.
With the smallest positive change possible. Think about making it so easy it’s almost impossible to fail. And then build from there…
One ‘baby step’ at a time will add up to big changes in the long run.
4. Take one day off a week.
This is a concept I learned from Tim Ferriss and something I’ve been applying in my life for over 3 years now. Basically the psychology here is that you’re not going to be able to eat 100% perfectly healthy food all the time. You’re human which means you’re going to give into temptation at some point.
And afterall life is to short to say no to every bowl of ice cream that crosses your path.
So I allow for some indulgences every week.
Does it mean I cram my face with junk food one day every week?
No. I’ve tried that path and it’s not pretty.
But what I do now is have one day (usually Saturday or Sunday) where I make my food choices based only on pleasure. What tastes amazing. With absolutely no thought to the health implications of my choices.
At the risk of falling back on a big cliche…
This way I get to ‘have my cake and eat it too’. Literally.
I find it helps manage any cravings that pop up. So they don’t result in ‘blow outs’.
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What Next?
As I mentioned in the program welcome, there is a ton of content on the Stonesoup Virtual Cookery School website. And it can be easy to get completely overwhelmed. So I really recommend for now staying focused on the ‘Tired & Hungry Dinners’ program. By all means have a flick through the rest of the site but don’t get distracted!
Your next mission is to check out the recipes and training for Module 1. Which is all about real food ingredients.
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The Tired & Hungry Cook’s Companion 2nd VIDEO Edition
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I’m looking forward to learning how to cook healthy and delicious food at home and losing the extra pounds I’ve put on!
Wonderful Penny!
You’re totally in the right place. Look forward to hearing how you find the program 🙂
Jx
I really like the idea of giving yourself a time to eat just for enjoyment. I have been trying to get in to the habit of seeing healthy eating as nourishing and treating my body with respect. I am trying to crowd out the less wholesome foods by eating healthier options so I don’t need the junk! This has helped me to enjoy and recognise the the indulgences I love as they are my “day off” treats and not the norm. Thanks for the inspiration.
Good for you Nicola!
I like the idea of crowding out and focusing on eating more healthy foods rather than trying to eat ‘less’ all the time. One of the best parts I’ve found is now I genuinely prefer to eat healthy food most of the time because I know it tastes amazing AND I know it’s going to make me feel better. So even when I’m allowing myself to eat for enjoyment most of the time what I’m craving is actually good for me as well.
Tuning in to how food makes you feel a few hours after eating is really important.
Keep up the good work!
Jx
I just read through the quick start info again, and had to smile when I read about taking off one day a week. Cooking had become an overwhelming chore, so my husband and I worked out an agreement whereby he cooks for one week and I cook for two. That has really helped make cooking fun again. The other thing I do is plan to eat out when we guide a tour at our local park, where we volunteer. It’s nice that these changes have made life so much easier.
Good for you Susan!
Love the agreement you have with your husband 🙂
It tends to take new methods a long time to sink in with me, so I’m just looking for anything that I can adapt to that makes meal prep easier (I need that even though I’ve been retired for a long time). Learning how to make meals, especially ones that stick to what I’ve planned even though I don’t have all the correct ingredients has really become helpful to me. I loved being able to do that, and the dinner worked for my husband, even though I had to do substitute veggies in one of his favorite meals. These classes definitely pay off!
So glad you feel like you’re making progress Susan! Good for you 🙂