How to eat your favorite foods and still get the body you want

Has anyone else come across this on Instagram? It cracked me up.

Even though it's a joke, many people truly believe they have to eat like that in order to lose weight.

Ughhh. Not true!

The goal is to be fit and happy...not fit and miserable!

There's a difference between eating indulgently after (or during) a long and stressful day vs consciously eating your favorite food.

Let's say you're going to your favorite restaurant this weekend. By all means...get your favorite dish!

Let's say you're going to a BBQ this weekend. By all means...have a few beers and some of your favorite food.

Both are planned, mindful and conscious. Exactly what we want.

We want to save ourselves for when it's special. When it's memorable. So memorable that it passes my "Will I remember this in two weeks?" test.

Those cookies and chips we often eat during the day....when was the last time we remembered those the following day, let alone in two weeks?

The bread that many restaurants serve...when was the last time we remembered it?

Unless the restaurant is known for their bread and it's truly world class, it's just not worth it. As tasty as packaged cookies and chips are, we can get that stuff anywhere.

Let's save ourselves for when it's really and truly worth it.

When we're making the right choices for the routine meals - our everyday breakfast, lunch and dinner and snacks - we're able to indulge guilt free when it's really and truly special.

It reminds me of people who start dieting on vacation because they're so unhappy with how they look and feel...

NO! The goal is to indulge guilt free while we're on vacation.

Or those that don't partake in a special holiday meal or tradition because they're on a diet. NO! That is the fastest way to feeling deprived. Feeling deprived never leads to success.

Fit and happy. Not fit and miserable.

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This approach is very different than most other programs out there.

A client once told me that she had to sign a contract stating that she'd never indulge again before starting some diet she did in the past. Are you freakin' kidding me?! #Doomed from the start

We teach you how to indulge because we know that never indulging isn't sustainable. And sustainability and consistency go hand in hand. This is one of the reasons why our clients are so successful.

It's interesting. I talk with so many clients about my program after they join. And one of the top reasons why they don't join at first is because they were scared of what they thought they were going to have to give up...

"Life is too short to never indulge. I don't want to give up my favorite foods." they say.

When they learn our approach they're always so relieved. "You mean I don't have to give up my favorite foods?" they say in disbelief / excitement.

Nope! Absolutely not. In fact, we teach our clients how to indulge so it doesn't impact their results. This is key.

We all have negotiables and non-negotiables and one of the things we'll help you do is fit in your non-negotiables - this way, you can have your "cake" (or pizza, or wine, or cookies or ice cream or whatever) and eat it too! Really.

I don't want you to miss out on family gatherings, traditions and parties because you're on a diet. That's terrible.

As Matt said in his success story:

"I didn't have to start going to bed at 9pm, or stop drinking completely, or stop eating late night food.  I was taught how to make healthier choices alongside my crazy lifestyle."

Or as Tara said in her success story:

"I became empowered. Food no longer controlled me, and I could enjoy indulgences that were "memorable" (Adam's word) without feeling guilty."

Remember: Fit and happy. Not fit and miserable.

-Adam

P.S. This is a great start but it's only the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we'll teach you as a client. If you're interested in learning more about our proven program click here. I sincerely believe and know we have the best program out there. So much so that I offer a 100% money back guarantee. I believe in what we offer that much. You can try my program for a full month. If you're not feeling/seeing results after a month you get your money back. It's that simple. We only succeed if you succeed. The way it should be. I've been offering this same guarantee since I started MBT in 2007.

MBT will be the last program you ever do because we're going to teach you the right mindset along with the habits and behaviors necessary to lose weight and keep it off. Not to mention the free lifetime maintenance you'll get once you reach your goal with us. That's my commitment to your long term success.

P.P.S. Having a framework for how to eat is critical. But some of you might be saying, "I love this approach. It makes perfect sense. The thing is it's very hard to avoid eating junk, even when it's not special." This is stress, habitual and emotional eating. A big part of what we help our clients overcome. Learn how and why we're able to offer guaranteed results here.