Tasty Tuesday (THE Key)

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Eat Like a Bear is officially seven years old this week. We’ve had hundreds of thousands of pounds lost in those years and we’ve had a lot of pounds regained.

What separates our weight loss and weight maintenance success cases from everyone else?

We all hope we are one of the lucky ones who lose it and keep it off, but luck has nothing to do with it. 

And this might surprise you: Will power has little to do with it either.

That’s a misconception many people have who have struggled with weight loss and regain over the years. We see that regain as a lapse in willpower.

It is in a sense, but will power doesn’t actually separate those people who stay trim.

What does separate people, then?

Simple structures

It’s really very simple: people who keep the weight off, have built structures to support good choices.

An obvious example of such a structure is a pantry that is free of potato chips.

Another example is having a collection of very formulaic meals that you know will not cause you to gain weight. Ideally, they are extremely easy to prepare and not too expensive. As times get tough and stressful, you can lean into these simple meals and know that you are not going to gain the weight back.

All of my meals are highly formulaic and that has been a key to my success. Here’s one of my salads that is ridiculously simple and inexpensive. I whip it up in five minutes in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTXP7Mf6qK4

We all need to set our lives up so that when times are hard, we actually need a less willpower and not more.

We need to build a giant moat around our weight and just keep making that moat bigger and deeper.

It’s a process that never really ends, but it is our only choice as we move forward and make the decisions that support our long-term health goals.

As we get a little bit of extra energy along the way? Reinvest that energy in building your moat! That is a big point of discussion in the Deep Den member area this month. https://www.eatlikeabearden.com/c/content-library/reinvest-your-energy-good-day-strategies

Built that moat first and then…

There’s a whole lot going on in the world right now that will demand a lot of energy. Build your moat first. Establish your structures and work towards your long-term goals. THEN catch the news. I recommend a balanced source like 1440, our newsletter sponsor. Click around and check them out.

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That’s it! See you soon.

P.S. Get strategic about your meals if you haven’t. The popular meal framework here at Eat Like a Bear will help with that. Grab the three-pack collection from the Bear Shop for more: https://thebearshop.life/products/three-pack-print-book-collection