Habits

I've been thinking, and really - I feel that I'm fat because of habits. And I think others would probably be the same!

Some BAD habits of mine that I really must break:

• getting takeout for dinner on the way home from swimming lessons
• eating while I'm studying
• eating when I'm stressed
• eating to celebrate
• eating out for lunch - lunch is a meal that I strangely struggle with!
• drinking things other than water
• being unorganised with meals and going for the easy option

I do think that once I'm in a habit of doing things, it's something that comes naturally. So I'm thinking of maybe printing out these habits, putting them on my fridge - maybe put reminders in my phone at certain times etc. 

Habits that I want to have

• drinking enough water each day (which for my current body weight is over 3L!)
• preparing healthy lunches in advance
• preparing healthy snacks in advance
• preparing healthy dinners in advance - ie maybe using the slow cooker for when we have swimming lessons
• switch snacking while studying to drinking herbal teas

I do think organisation is a huge thing, and I'm hoping the planner that I've bought as well as somee other things are going to help. I'm going to make sure that I keep menu planning, and prepping the food for each day in advance so that the guess work is done. I also feel that by making sure that we aren't eating out for the sake of it - we might be able to afford a meal out here and there as a treat that's budgeted for both in money and in points.