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Planning is vital. Think about the 4Ps:

Perfect

Planning

Produces

Permanent weight loss

You are about to change the way you eat, something you have done every single day of your life. If you just jump in without giving it a thought, isn’t it likely you are going to make a mistake or forget something? Of course it is – one of the biggest causes of diet failure is that people don’t plan enough.

By planning, we don’t mean it needs to be a military exercise, but there are some basic requirements. You need to know what you are going to eat, the ingredients you require, and what you are going to do about food when you are away from home. The layout of the eating plans, recipes, shopping guides and food lists makes food planning as easy as possible. However, like any other tool, these are only helpful if you use them properly.

This is how we suggest you plan for your first week:

  Take a quiet half hour or so the week before you want to start.

  Sit down with the book and look at the eating plans.

  Consult your diary and see what the week looks like. Will you be eating at home every night? Can you take your lunch with you to work? What about snacks? Do you need to remind yourself to take snacks out with you so you don’t get caught out when you’re on the hoof?

  Choose a selection of meals and snacks from the plans which will fit in with your schedule, then look at the recipes and see what you’ll need.

  Write a list of everything you need – that’s your personal weekly shopping list done.

You’re off to the perfect start through perfect planning – easy!

After a week or two of doing this you’ll get quicker and quicker at it, and it will begin to feel like second nature. Having everything you need at home is one of the most effective ways of successfully beating those old triggers to graze on sugary, fattening, high-GL snacks.