{"id":2415,"date":"2021-02-08T10:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2021-02-08T10:01:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:01:04","slug":"how-to-stick-to-your-diet-recipes-and-shopping-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/2021\/02\/08\/how-to-stick-to-your-diet-recipes-and-shopping-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stick to Your Diet \u2013 Recipes and Shopping Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s nothing worse than losing all your progress with a diet. Let\u2019s learn a few techniques that will allow you to stay on track or quickly recover from diet setbacks. It\u2019s much easier to maintain a habit you\u2019ve already formed than to build it from scratch.<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nWondering about how to stick to a diet? As an experienced nutritionist, I often saw people get excited about their new diet only to go off track after a few weeks or months. I realized there are four main reasons why people quit. They either lack planning, set their goals poorly, don\u2019t have proper support or don\u2019t know how to recover from setbacks. I put together a list of tips on how to prevent these things from happening. Let\u2019s start with planning.<\/p>\n

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Set yourself up for success<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Do you have a good idea about what you\u2019re going to eat this week for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks? If the answer is \u2018not really\u2019 then you have a high chance of going off rails. It\u2019s important to know how to improvise around food. You can\u2019t always have a plan. Things go wrong. But that\u2019s exactly why you need at least some planning for when things are going well. If you keep improvising for all your meals, you will be tempted, you will get lazy, and your diet will suffer.<\/p>\n

Find healthy recipes that taste great<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first step is to identify what you like to eat that fits into your diet. There are many different diets out there that can be good for you. But you always have to select the types of meals that you will enjoy to eat. Otherwise, it\u2019s not going to work long term. Here is some inspiration for you to get you started.<\/p>\n

You can check out our previous articles with breakfast recipes that are great for any active cyclist out there. We also included some video recipes<\/a> for simple lunches that taste great but don\u2019t take too long to make. If you\u2019re after something truly delicious and healthy, our dinner recipes<\/a> are the right choice. And if you want to avoid meat, we have some vegetarian suggestions too.<\/p>\n

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