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31 Days to a Better Body Body: Day 2 – You Deserve Better

I’m about to throw down a little tough love.

But it’s important.

Look in your pantry.  If you have cereal, crackers, pretzels, soda, cake mixes, bagels, candy, pasta, cookies, marshmallows, chips, Spam (God help you), 😉 all white flour and sugar products.  Yeah, yeah, you know the drill.

Throw it out.


Replace all that processed nonsense with fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, meats, whole grains, cheeses. You know, real food.

It’s not rocket science but for some of you this is the only thing keeping you from your goals.

Get all that processed crumby wannabe food out of your house.  Throw it away.  You deserve better. Most of us will eventually eat it if it’s there.  Most of us (Ahem) won’t put a single serving of Cheetos on a plate.  There is no shame in that.  Just be proactive and keep it out.

It doesn’t matter how much it cost or if it’s your last box or bag.  We aren’t starting tomorrow we are starting today.  Just do it.  I’m getting bossy. Sorry.  😉

Today and for the next 30 days, we are going to nourish our bodies from the inside. It’s not about the skinny jeans.  It’s about cells, chemical reactions, and all sorts of other miraculous behind the scenes mysteries.  It’s about clarity, energy, and outlook.  It’s about taking care of this one precious beautiful body.  It’s also about voting with our dollars but I’ll stop there.

For some this could mean big changes.

In my opinion, this is the number one reason people don’t reach their goals, feel like crap, have weak immunity, no energy, depression, ect. We can train hard all day long (and I really don’t think we should) and read every self-help book ever written but won’t experience the changes we are seeking if there are loads of junk food.  So ditch it. Give yourself the gift of 3o days junk-food-free and see how you feel.

For some of you this is easy. (Grrrrr…)  For other’s of us it’s a bit more of a challenge but we can do it.

We won’t regret it.

Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn

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7 Responses to “31 Days to a Better Body Body: Day 2 – You Deserve Better”

  1. On August 2, 2011 at 7:21 am Katie responded with... #

    Listen, Ms. Bossypants. I’m keeping my candy. I don’t have anything else on your list, but the candy? Not going anywhere.

    Reply
    • On August 3, 2011 at 10:01 pm jennincat responded with... #

      Just be glad I’m not your mother. 😉

      Reply
  2. On August 2, 2011 at 10:32 am Gina responded with... #

    This has been a difficult one for me. It’s been a method of planning and replacing the “convenience” foods with better choices and variety. It’s not just me I am doing this for but my 3 kids and husband. It can be quite the shock for them, but I don’t want “my” food and “their” food — I’d go nutso-crayzo. Sometimes, when I’m exhausted and don’t want to hear the complaints, I weaken and grab the burger. Planning, planning, planning. Bleh.

    Reply
    • On August 3, 2011 at 10:06 pm jennincat responded with... #

      It’s not an easy one for me either. I tend to buy them the occasional convenience foods that I’m not crazy about. I also find ways to make fun foods more healthy…like make my own chicken nuggets, etc, but like you there are nights when I don’t want to hear the complaints so I just say forget it. Then I reach for (or drive to) what’s easy. 😉 It’s about consistency not perfection and the big picture right! 😀

      Reply
  3. On August 2, 2011 at 6:31 pm Casey @ Pocket Full of Sunshine responded with... #

    What a fun blog! :) Just found it, so cute!

    Reply
  4. On August 6, 2011 at 10:14 pm Julie responded with... #

    How do you know me so well? When you wrote that these foods are keeping you from your goals, you hit the cracker right on the head, for me. This was just what I needed to read right now…I have become way too lax about what “lands” on my pantry shelves.

    Reply

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