21 Days to Kick Start a Healthy Habit

Sometimes I get into a grind ’cause life is coming at me from all different angles and prioritization on my own health and wellness is what gets sacrificed. Oh, I can’t blame outside forces fully for all the decisions I make—I’m a huge part of the problem, too. I’m a planner. And when I don’t have time to plan, accomplishing my goals seems impossible. That’s when everything else I need to do takes the front row seat in my life, and my exhausted self turns into a lazy, unmotivated person who would rather veg out in front of the TV then do anything productive.

So I need a little help and guidance to get shit done, the right way!

Get shit done, the right way!

When I say the right way, I mean it’s easy for me to go into the pantry and grab a bag of chips or some leftover Chinese food and call it lunch. (Mmm… orange chicken!) But that doesn’t achieve my goals of eating really healthy and taking care of my body during the week. And without a plan, let’s face it—work gets tough, kids get sick and the next thing you know, it’s 2 PM, I still haven’t eaten lunch and I’m hittin’ up the Wendy’s drive-through.

So where do I turn for help getting on the right track? There’s so many resources out there for finding inspiration and meeting goals, like blogs, podcasts, books or signing up for newsletters.

Get Inspired

When I need some inspiration for getting on track, my go to is Kelly Leveque and her book, Body Love Everyday.

She’s got a great approach to eating right and taking care of yourself, mentally and physically, with well-rounded meals, a non-dieting approach and really explains the science behind food, which I find interesting.

This week I started her 21 day plan to boost me into healthy habits in time for summer.

I am on day two so far and I’m really loving the recipes, so I thought I’d share some of them and how it’s going. Day one surprised me when a kale salad was on the menu. I thought to myself, “I’m going to have to choke this down.” But it was actually really good, and filling.

For breakfast today I had a Green Fab Four Smoothie.

1/4 Avocado
Vanilla Protein Powder
Chia Seeds
Spinach
Almond milk

I added one packet of stevia to sweeten it up a bit… and some ice to remind me of the avocado margaritas I get at Epcot… and it was really good.

Not only is this plan helping me with my meal planning, but it’s inspiring me to get creative in the kitchen too, which is fun!

Today’s lunch included some ingredients that I couldn’t get at the store this week, so I improvised and used some of the same ingredients from a salad to make this homemade hummus platter. Bam!