Plan, Plan, Plan! No Excuses

I am hearing a lot of excuses lately and I don't like them! :)

"I travel all day so it is hard to eat healthy." EXCUSE! Ever heard of a cooler? Get off the couch and put honey boo boo on pause (thanks DVR) and get in the kitchen. Prepare your meals for the next day every single night. If you are going to need a bigger cooler, get one. If you are on the road and gone all day, prepare 4 meals for the road. Make a plan. What time are you going to eat? At home 7:00 on road 10, 1, and 4, Dinner at home at 7? Whatever works for you, start planning. This excuse is lame. Also remember never skip meals. Don't do it. Eating a little less healthy is better than skipping meals but this isn't an excuse to splurge. Plan Plan Plan!

"My family won't eat what I am eating." EXCUSE! Have a conversation with your family and try to see if there is something new you can prepare that they will eat. I know that there are some men that WILL NOT even think about touching turkey meat. And what is quinoa? Is that a country? Yeah those guys...Well if they aren't going to jump on the healthy train, then you will just have to prepare different meals or make them prepare their own. Oh yeah I said it. If you won't eat healthy, make your own meal Men! :) (mad props to my husband who will eat any eat clean meal i propose and he cooks them all too! I do the cleaning. Love him!) And as for young kiddos, my daughter will never eat what we eat and rarely eats dinner. She is a big snacker. Just make sure to keep healthy stuff around when they decide they are hungry. My daughter eats: bananas, pretzels, applesauce, turkey meat, organic yogurt, apples, rice cakes, smart pop corn, cheerios,or smoothies. They will never know you added kale! :) Sometimes she will eat dinner with us if we are lucky. She likes healthy pizza, hamburgers, and chicken breasts. Just try your best to give them healthy options. Did I mention to PLAN?!

"I don't have time."EXCUSE! Yes you do. You have thirty minutes a day to plan. Think of something worthless you do everyday and replace it with planning your meals. I have two kids, a full-time job, I work out, clean, etc. Everyone is busy. You aren't the only one in the world. Stop making excuses and plan plan plan!

"I am going to my mom's for the weekend." EXCUSE! Simple. Bring a cooler and bring your own meals. You can also offer to cook for your parents and get groceries. Awesome gesture, gives mom a break and you can eat healthy. Don't assume ever that there will be healthy meals just waiting for you. Assume that there won't be anything healthy no matter where you go. Emergency kit for clean eating must be packed on all trips. (I hear you saying, "Emily this is too much work."Well do you want to meet goals or not!? This isn't for everyone. Only the strong survive. Make the choice!)

Any other lame excuse insert here____________. My answer: Plan and stop making excuses. Do you want this or not?

I believe in you! You can do this! You are strong!