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How are you doing with this quarantine thing? Have you watched all your favourite TV shows and movies and are now ‘scrabbling’ around for something to do? Did someone just mention Scrabble? Seriously though, if you’re like lots of people out there in quarantine land, I’ll bet you already have plans made for your first day of freedom.

If you’re someone who likes to look their best, keep the ageing process on hold and can’t wait to show out down town, what will you be doing to prepare. Let’s see; a spa day, a pamper session, a manicure and pedicure could be on the cards, maybe a Botox top up is the order of the day. Whatever it is, you’re all going to look a million dollars on your first day out of self imposed prison.

Lockdown stress down

For some of us, lockdown might be a time to relax and chill. For others it may be a time of great anguish and stress. You may have to spend the entire time at home alone. You may need to study with your children, there may be stroppy teenagers getting under your feet. You may find living with your partner a living hell.

For most of us though, there has been little else to worry about except the awful virus. For me it seems as if I have aged overnight – were those wrinkles there before? If you’re feeling down and looking in the mirror thinking ‘urgh’ you’re not alone. But don’t worry; when freedom is announced, overtime in beauty salons, spas and nail bars will more than make up for the loss in the economy. Go for it girls!

You saved money

Like most people you’ll have noticed your spending has declined, certainly on life’s luxuries and extras. Life’s necessities are now more important than ever given the shortages in the early days of lockdown. What will you spend the money on which you have saved when lockdown ends? I feel some pampering and me-time coming on.

Appreciate the changes

After not seeing your colleagues for a few months, they will expect changes from your appearance. You want to surprise them by looking even better when you get back to work than they remember. All the more reasons to book in some beauty treatments as soon as is possible before you go back to work.

You want to celebrate

As soon as regular operations resume and we return to some semblance of normality, prioritise your beauty treatments. Will it be a manicure – are your nails and cuticles in such a bad condition? Maybe you’re thinking of getting a top up to your tan or getting a tan started.

If the fine lines and wrinkles have started coming back, Botox anti-wrinkle injections will help you achieve a return to your youthful looks. Whatever you do, make it a gift to yourself for having to endure all these weeks of isolation without complaining, without stressing but just getting on with the real things in life which matter – staying safe, staying healthy and staying alive.

You always keep telling yourself that you will start going on a diet, but you end up not getting round to it. As soon as you see your favorite dish on the table, you just can’t help yourself. The problem is that you want to lose weight and stay healthy, but your current diet tastes so good – and is probably not a healthy diet.

Therefore, changing your diet plan is necessary. You can follow these tips to help you succeed in starting, following and sticking to a new way of healthy eating. 

List what you can and can’t eat

Changing your diet is difficult. You might forget the types of dishes you can and can’t eat. You need to list them on your phone or maybe a printed list stuck on the side of the fridge. You can even use an app to remind you. Refer to it morning, noon and night and you will most likely stick with it. 

Think of the consequences 

Some people change their diet plans because they want to lose weight. Others want to stay healthy, especially those individuals who have an underlying health condition. You can think about the consequences of not doing your share. Imagine if you suddenly get ill because you ate foods that the doctor told you to avoid. You shouldn’t take that risk. 

Learn how to cook

Another reason why it might be difficult for you to follow your diet plan is that you rely on options served in a restaurant or takeaway. It might be difficult if you have a lot of food restrictions. You might not even enjoy your meal. It helps if you can learn how to cook. You can decide which ingredients to include in your plan. You can even imitate the dishes you love to eat, and substitute the ingredients you shouldn’t eat anymore. 

Inform the people around you 

It would be difficult to go through this process alone. If you’re still adjusting, you will easily feel tempted. Therefore, it helps if you can inform everyone around you about your dietary changes. They should at least try to be supportive and not eat the food you can’t eat when you’re around. When you’re going to eat out, choose a restaurant that serves dishes that you can eat. 

Restock your fridge

It’s easy to forget your diet plan if your fridge is packed with the things you shouldn’t eat. It’s time for you to restock. Remove the items you shouldn’t eat and re-stock with healthy options. You can consider having more fruits and vegetables. Even if you feel tempted to eat a lot, it won’t be a burden to your health. You can check wholesale dried fruit as a tasty alternative, especially if you want a supply of foods that will not deteriorate in short time.

Don’t punish yourself 

If you reach a point where you failed to follow your plan, admit it, stand up and then start over again. Just because you failed to do it once doesn’t mean you will fail a second time. your old eating habits will have been around a long time, so if you do falter to begin with, just re-start and persevere. You still have a chance to do better. Just forget that you got tempted once and learn from that mistake. 

Changing your diet plan is difficult, but if you persevere you will succeed and feel so much better for making the changes.