Prep - Day 1

Normally, I'm the kind of person who jumps in and gets going, fast.  But, there I times when you need to take it slow.  And this is one of those times.  There is a lot of information to absorb and consider in the book, Sexy Forever: How To Fight Fat Over 40!

In fact, even Suzanne Somers mentions many times that some of the information is overwhelming, but encourages the reader to stay with her.  Then, decide for yourself.  So that's what I did when I read her book.  A lot of what she says makes sense, some of it is very new to me, and some information I will just let sit on a shelf for a while because I don't know what to think about it.

Suzanne conveys in her book that she understands that the reader may not agree with everything, or have the financial means to put what she says into motion.  And, that's okay with her ... which was refreshing to read.  She's just giving you the information she has learned over the past 10+ years consulting with many doctors and experts along the way.  She stresses that it's up to us to decide how much we want to do, but encourages the reader to start with the basics.  And then, add things when we're ready or able.  The "able" part primarily being financial.

So, here's a tip for those of you who plan on reading her book.  As I mentioned, there's a lot of information to absorb, so, as I was reading I used a highlighter pen to help me remember the information that just pertained to her plan.  This way I could keep an open mind to everything else in the book, but I left a trail of breadcrumbs for myself with my highlighter. 

Then, it was easy to go back and just pick out the information that I needed to help me get started on the plan.  And, here's another tip that helped me.  I purchased a little spiral notebook and wrote down all the things that I highlighted and organized them by topic.  That way, I can easily refer to my little book rather than trying to find the information in the 327 pages in her book.  Sometimes, if it was easier than writing it all out, I just wrote down the page in her book for myself.

I'm sure once I start eating on the plan for a while, I won't need my little book very often, but it sure is helping me to get started.  As, with anything new, it's confusing at first.

Tomorrow, I'll go over some of the basics of the plan with you, and then I'm going to get started.  But first, I have to prepare my first week's meal plan and then go to the grocery store.  Yipppeee!