The Real Reason Your Health Goals Stall Out
Do you want to know the best return on investment (ROI) you can make for your health?
It’s not a fancy supplement or the latest trend. It comes down to two simple things:
- Balancing blood sugar and insulin (🔗more on this in my free online info session).
- Preparing your own food and meal prepping.
When your fridge and freezer are stocked with good food, you’re far more likely to eat well and stay on track with your health goals.
But if you don’t make the effort to stock up and shift your habits, you’ll continue eating the way you always have — the same patterns that created your current body and health issues.
Why Meal Prepping Is a Game-Changer
When I run out of stockpiled meals and start pondering takeout or frozen pizza, I know I’ve slipped off track.
Does that mean I never order takeout? Nope. I’m human. But I don’t want it to be my default.
Here’s the thing: I can’t tell you how many times I hear people say:
- “I don’t have time for meal prep.”
- “Things started going sideways when I stopped meal prepping.”
And the truth is: time will never magically appear for this. You have to make the time and prioritize it.
The Meal Prep Trap
A common mistake I see is cramming all your cooking into the weekend.
Sure, it can be cozy to whip up a big pot of stew on a rainy Sunday. But if every weekend is earmarked for hours of boring cooking, guess what happens when stress hits? That’s the first thing to go.
And most of my clients are busy professionals or parents — they need weekends to rest, recharge, and play, not spend the whole day batch-cooking.
A Smarter Approach to Meal Prepping
Breaking meal prep into smaller chunks makes it so much easier — and honestly, much more enjoyable.
It can even become quality family time once you learn to delegate. My kids are now fantastic cooks who can improvise around missing ingredients, all because they were part of this system early on.
Here’s a quick look at Meal Prepping Dos and Don’ts:
🚫 Meal Prepping Don’ts
- Don’t leave it all for the weekend.
- Don’t try to squeeze it all into one day — overwhelm guarantees failure.
- Don’t obsess over Pinterest-perfect containers and labels (no one has time for that).
- Don’t freeze food that isn’t delicious — it will never make it back out.
✅ Meal Prepping Dos
- Do schedule it in — actually pencil it into your calendar.
- Do break it into manageable chunks.
- Do delegate tasks like shopping, chopping, or dishwashing to other household members.
- Do taste and season food properly — tasteless does not equal healthy.
- Do keep plenty of containers, labels, and markers on hand.
- Do label everything — you will forget what it is.
Make Meal Prep Work for Your Life
Your meal prep schedule doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s. Start with one or two new recipes, then scale up. Before long, you’ll have your own stash of healthy fast food at your fingertips — ready to keep you on track.
This simple habit supports making healthier choices under stress — which is exactly why it’s one of the most powerful tools for sustainable health.
Ready to Take Control of Your Health?
If this feels like your vibe, I’d love for you to join my upcoming free online info session. I’ll walk you through my coaching program that has already helped hundreds of people lose thousands of pounds and, more importantly, feel healthier and more in control.
➡️ Click here to get the details — join live or sign up for the replay
💙 And please share this post with your well-meaning but junk-food-loving friends.
