Week 1: Check-In

Module 8.1

This week, you are going to focus on eating. As always, I want you to be bodywise in your choices for your own personalized wellness plan. I will make general recommendations, but if you know that you are sensitive to a food, I recommend, by all means, don’t eat it! Your body gets the final say here! I’ve included the Basic BodyWise Eating Plan below for you to use as a guide to how you eat during this 28-day program.

I would strongly suggest that you consider cleaning out the foods noted on “Foods to Avoid and Limit” page from your cupboards and refrigerator, if at all possible, prior to starting the program.

Do take a trip to the grocery store with these guidelines in mind so that you can start off with a variety of delicious things to eat that are also good for you. It is almost always useful to make a list, especially if you are making changes in your eating habits. Use the sample, comprehensive list below as a guideline to choose from. Also keep in mind that you are focusing on fresh foods, and these are typically found around the perimeter of the grocery store. The only thing you would want to buy frozen are vegetables and fruits. Avoid the packaged foods in the middle of the store. And get used to reading the labels on anything in a package or can.

You can be successful at bodywise eating by following your own body intelligence about when, what, and how much to eat. Ideally, this is how we all learn to care for ourselves best. And it is also true that some of us have a slower metabolism than others and have to be more careful about portion sizes. If you are one of the women who look at a doughnut and gain a pound, you will want to be careful about the amount of grains, sweeteners, and fats you consume.