“Your body can withstand almost anything, it’s your mind you have to convince”

Trust me I understand. Being at home makes calorie control that much harder

Especially if you’re actually physically stuck at home

With the kitchen whispering suggestive, thought provoking words in your ear

Here are my 4 suggestions for you:

1. Write it the heck down!

Get a pen and a piece of paper and draw a grid

Down the left I want you to write Monday through to Sunday

Across the top you will have a column for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks

Plan plan plan, write write write

Your organisation leaves you much more likely to stay on track

It gives you a focus

2. Do NOT, I mean do NOT panic buy!

When you go to shop you’re probably going to want to hoard… just in case

But that isn’t a reason to buy a load of high calorie, nutrient poor snacks

Stick to bulk buying for the meals you have planned out above

Then if the snacks are not in the house, you can’t eat them

Trust me, you’ll thank me post self-isolation

3. Use cheap, bulky ingredients

Buying foods that are long lasting is key

For example frozen fruit + veg

Beans, chickpeas, lentils

Tinned soup, coconut milk, dried fruit, protein bars/ shakes

Minimize the amount of trips you take to the shop/ delivery drivers’ time

You can batch cook meals with this type of food

All the benefits of this as you will save money too!

4. Be wise, wiser than you have ever been with your time

See this as a positive period of time

You have more time than ever to sit down and THINK

Think deeply about your goals, what you want to achieve, and the best way to go about doing that

Think what you like/ don’t like doing

Never have you been in a better place to formulate your own personalised plan of your dreams

So trust me I understand. Being at home makes calorie control that much harder

But self-isolation doesn’t equal weight gain

Only if you let it!

Any questions or comments please do let me know! Yours In Health,

Steph <3