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Oh the B word.

I’m not a fan.

Busy to me implies that there is too much going on for anything to receive quality attention.

And I would hazard a guess that if you’re putting your hand up and admitting that you are too busy, you’ll also feel that that is true.

It’s challenging to do a great job at anything when we have too much on our plates.

And a healthy diet is no exception.

I’m not perfect in this department – not by a long shot.

But nosily peeking into other people’s shopping trolleys at the supermarket tells me that I’m doing a lot better than most.

So I’m sharing 3 strategies I use for staying on top of my diet when my days are ‘full’.

  1. I get a veggie box delivered.

I use a company that bulk buys local, organic produce and they drop it off at my door in a recycled box. A medium veggie box lasts us two weeks which is an absolute bargain for $57 (that’s including delivery.)

I’ll still buy top up fruit and veg as needed but having that delivery means that I don’t have to rely on having the time or energy to get to the farmer’s markets each week.

It also means that whenever I open my fridge I see a big variety of colourful fresh produce that acts as daily inspiration to eat well (and avoid that ‘used to be lettuce’ mush toward the back of the fridge)…

2. I don’t buy junk food for the future.

What I mean by that is I eat chocolate pretty regularly, and I don’t care for making sure it’s 90% cocoa, or organic, or made with pixie dust…

I usually get whatever I want – and often eat it in the car on the way home.

I don’t ‘stock up’ on anything that I know is crap.

So whilst there may be a packet of biscuits or a chocolate bar in the cupboard on any given day – you can be absolutely certain that it will be gone before bed time.

And after that there are no biscuits, no chocolates, no lollies, no cakes, no slices, no nutella, no ‘healthy’ snack balls (that are basically just made from dates and are all sugar – sorry!), there are no dates or even sultanas (right now anyway), no potato chips, no ice-cream in the freezer, no softdrink in the fridge or even flavoured yoghurt, no hot chocolate powder, no muesli bars… nothing.

If I want something sweet I basically have to go out and buy it or make it from scratch.

3. I keep the fridge and pantry well stocked and I know how to put together meals really fast.

This kind of planning is something I teach in my Thrive 10 week program.

Unless you know the basics of nutrition and know how to balance your meals, your days and your weeks, it’s hard to know which foods to keep in stock and eat regularly.

But it’s more than that.

We need to appreciate the psychology and emotional part of our eating habits.

That’s why it is super important to have fresh food in the fridge and some good pantry and freezer staples in the house at all times.

Because if you’re anything like me, if I can avoid leaving the house to go to the supermarket – I will.

So it’s about knowing when you are likely to get into trouble – which includes thinking about your schedule, your exercise habits, even your hormonal cycles – and then making the healthy choice the easy one. That way no willpower is involved.

So for me, I generally find it easier to make do with the snacks I have at home, or get creative and cook something from scratch with whatever is in the fridge, than it is to actually go out and buy food.

Now that’s just one scenario, and that’s just me.

You might need to consider the office vending machine or the weekly cake (it’s always someone’s birthday right?!).

You might need to think about the drive home from training or that late night commute from the city.

You might need to have a different plan for your early morning starts or Friday night drinks with friends.

Your best diet comes from having a good knowledge of different foods and nutrients, having a stash of ridiculously easy recipes you can knock out fast, understanding how foods personally make you feel, figuring out your individual needs when it comes to health and then fitting that into your life so that eating well is easy and your diet doesn’t feel so hard all the time.

Even when you’re… (gasp)… busy.

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Kelly Moriarty is an online health & nutrition coach and founder of The Green Body Plan.

After 5 years as a veterinarian Kelly was unhealthy, stressed out and generally dissatisfied.

She now helps professional women make the same changes she did to beat burn out, lose weight, recover their energy and take back control of their health naturally. 

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