Thursday January 7, 2010

2010

Happy 2010! You may or may not know it but we love resolutions at Foodtrainers. We enjoy the burst of motivation and the desire to make changes that comes with the New Year. As you’re setting up your 2010 goals, we have a few suggestions:

First, take stock of the past year.
Take note of your victories in the past year. You can pinpoint anything but we, of course, suggest incorporating something about your fitness and nutrition. Did you try any new sports or workouts? Did you cook more or decrease anything unhealthy in your routine? Or, did you feel less guilt when you ate a treat or skipped a workout. Noting your victories and commending positive steps are crucial to this process.

Make resolutions (plural)
Some may think making a resolution means narrow yourself down to 1 goal, we say dream big and make a list of resolutions. Think of this as a to-do list of sorts. There are some items you tackle immediately and others you will get to later in the year. Try to avoid items such as “lose weight” or “be more fit”. Those are results. We encourage trying to tap into how you will lose weight, the behaviors. If your goal is to shed some lbs, maybe you concentrate on purchasing more produce, being more mindful of portions or eating 1 meal a day grain free (these are just examples).
In 2010 Lauren hopes to run the Chicago Marathon, shop more at farmers markets and read more for pleasure. Melissa is aiming to increase her recipe repertoire and start practicing yoga.

Monthly Review
For every person strong out of the gate on January 1st there’s someone hitting a roadblock in February. Plan for this. Set a reminder in your blackberry or iphone for February 1st (and the first of each month) entitled “review resolutions.” On 2/1 take your list out a read it over. Do you want to adjust anything? Maybe you planned to work out daily and you now feel more confident about 4 workouts a week. Maybe you wanted to skip the alcohol for January and the superbowl got in your way. This is all ok; the only mistake is abandoning that list. Again, ask yourself what the month’s victories were, you are trying to gather victories for December 2010.
 

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New at Foodtrainers for the New Year

Personal Shopper
Tweet us food shopping questions from 11am-12pm on Fridays. We’ll be stationed in market to answer them, as well as fill you in on our new finds (on twitter @MarketMelissa and @Foodtrainers, make sure you’re following us for details).

Food Journals
Keeping a food journal is one of the tried and true weight loss tools. We’ve created a 2 month portable food journal complete with our 2010 cheatsheet listing our favorite foods for weight loss, shopping lists and more. Email info@foodtrainers.net to order one.

New Products
We have some great new products in our offices. Email us your order and we are happy to messenger or ship to your home or office. We’re loving Zing bars, gluten free and great for a mid-afternoon pick me up. Also popular are Bissingers 100-calorie chocolate bars http://foodtrainers.blogspot.com/2009/12/foodtrainers-find-perfect-chocolate.html and healthy gummies (in blueberry acai and pomegranate white tea) to satisfy any sweet craving without the guilt.

For your Foodtrainers’ fix be sure to read Lauren’s blog http://foodtrainers.blogspot.com, follow us on Twitter @Foodtrainers and @MarketMelissa and become a fan of Foodtrainers on Facebook. Looking forward to a great year.

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