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Shifting Your Habits
    How many times do you really think about brushing your teeth? My guess is not many. It’s just something you do, even if you don’t want to. You don’t rely on willpower, because it’s a habit. Part of the reason for your acceptance is that you’ve been doing it for a long time. You know that if you don’t, you might suffer the consequences.
    I want to make eating healthy food and sustaining your ideal weight as easy as brushing your teeth, which will require creating new habits. Before you become overwhelmed by this task, let’s break it down. You can do this. You might be surprised at how easy creating new habits becomes once you enjoy the benefits of weight loss, increased energy, and fewer mood swings. Choose one or more of the following actions to create new habits in the next three days:
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Write.
Start writing in your Hormone Reset journal. Why do you want to be healthy? I believe healthy people have more fun and true connection with others—but that’s me.
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Listen.
Tune in to your body before you act. This could mean acting on an impulse to eat or reacting to your child’s whining. Tune in, listen, and identify the feelings in your body. Do you feel an ache in your belly? A tightening in your chest? Is your breathing restricted or full? Simply noticing your bodily sensations will help you identify your feelings and think before you act.
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Notice.
Pay attention to your life energy. What makes it strong, and what makes it weak? What stops it from flowing? Write the answers in your journal and see where your writing leads and what insights it provides.
Get Ready to … Reset!
    Over the next twenty-one days you will gradually eliminate the foods and reset the seven hormones that are most likely slowing down yourmetabolism. If that feels daunting, don’t fret. I’ve included here a shopping guide and grocery lists to set you up for success.
    What you eat affects your body, mind, and spirit far more than simply interacting with your taste buds. Food is intimate. When it’s carefully chosen for nutritional value to your specific body, it is assimilated swiftly and easily, and it builds who you are, cell by cell. Think about how you feel the morning after a heavy meal or too much to drink. Consider your mood after you eat a lot of sugar or drink loads of coffee. As you prepare to buy your food for the first reset of your Hormone Reset, hit the pause button and consider what you’ve been filling yourself with up to this point and my recommended replacements. The goal is to become far more mindful of the type of person you want to become—a happy, content, and whole individual with a rich inner and outer life. You can begin to create this, starting with how you eat.
Shopping Guide
    Preparation is key to your success. The following shopping lists are just a starting point to help you get a feel for your options at the grocery store; there are plenty of wonderful foods not on these lists. Feel free to select only the items you like, or go on an adventure and search out healthy items that you haven’t yet tried.
    SHOPPING RULES OF THUMB
    Buy organic whenever possible.
    Buy fresh, unprocessed foods.
    Aim to eat one pound of vegetables per day! Get creative with different salads and recipes.
    Buy local. Farmers’ markets are a great place to get fresh, local food. Just be sure to ask where the food was grown/made. Don’t assume it’s local or organic just because you bought it at a farmers’ market!
    Buy non-GM (genetically modified) foods. I believe it’s your right as a consumer to know what’s in your food, including GMs. Your safest bet is to check the listings at the Non-GMO Project, which verifies non-GM foods. 8 Another option is to choose organic foods, which do not contain GMOs. Fortunately, grassroots efforts across the United States indicate that citizens want to know what’s in their food: twenty-nine states now have bills for GMO labeling. 9 The nine most common GM