Lifestyle Changes Take Time, But Are The Only Way To Care For Yourself And Your Body
There is a big difference between maintaining a healthy weight, or even losing to get to a healthy weight, and just losing to because you want to.
Either way, dieting is not the answer; ever.
Eating a clean diet is the only way to maintain or attain a healthy weight.
It is time to get over the quick, fad methods of weight loss; they are not healthy nor will they give you what you are looking for.
Dieting, in the sense of calorie cuts, will actually - over time - cause weight and fat gain; eating a clean diet will not.
Often times eating healthy costs a little more money and will cause you to spend little more time preparing your food.
Because of this many people steer clear of the healthy choices and choose the quick fix.
The problem with this is that you get from your body and life what you put into it; just like many other things in life.
So, if you feed yourself crap, that is what you will get out.
If; however, you give yourself the time and money you deserve you will reap the rewards in the years to come.
This is not to imply that you should double and triple your grocery budget; it simply means that more of your money should go toward non-processed foods.
It also means that you will need to spend time preparing your meals ahead of time.
This is necessary in order to help you say no to the quick-fix when you are hungry and on the run.
See, with our busy lifestyles it is entirely too easy to cave and run to a fast food restaurant or grab something from a box.
These two habits, right here, are a major part of what is killing us.
Preparing your food ahead of time will help you to avoid this temptation.
You and your body deserve this time.
Since the temptation is around every corner, why not make it easier on yourself? You know your schedule better than anyone but the best way to go about this is to find 1 or 2 days a week where you can spend about 30 minutes preparing snacks and meals.
Schedule it on your calendar, prepare the meals while you listen to your favorite TV show; you have the time you just need to find it.
The best way to change the way you eat, besides preparing your meals and snacks ahead of time, is to start with one meal/snack at a time.
Breakfast is a great start.
Rather than skipping the meal or eating a bowl of cereal, have a bowl of oatmeal topped with fruit and a glass of low-fat milk.
There are many different options; this is just an idea of a good, healthy meal.
Do this for a couple of days and move on to lunch.
If you can focus on each meal/snack for a couple days at a time, you will find that you are consuming a much healthier diet within a matter of weeks.
Before you know it you will not even remember why you were eating any other way.
You will find that everything fits into your schedule nicely and that you even have more energy and confidence than you did just a few weeks back.
Your body has taken care of you up to now; now it is time to take care of your body.
Either way, dieting is not the answer; ever.
Eating a clean diet is the only way to maintain or attain a healthy weight.
It is time to get over the quick, fad methods of weight loss; they are not healthy nor will they give you what you are looking for.
Dieting, in the sense of calorie cuts, will actually - over time - cause weight and fat gain; eating a clean diet will not.
Often times eating healthy costs a little more money and will cause you to spend little more time preparing your food.
Because of this many people steer clear of the healthy choices and choose the quick fix.
The problem with this is that you get from your body and life what you put into it; just like many other things in life.
So, if you feed yourself crap, that is what you will get out.
If; however, you give yourself the time and money you deserve you will reap the rewards in the years to come.
This is not to imply that you should double and triple your grocery budget; it simply means that more of your money should go toward non-processed foods.
It also means that you will need to spend time preparing your meals ahead of time.
This is necessary in order to help you say no to the quick-fix when you are hungry and on the run.
See, with our busy lifestyles it is entirely too easy to cave and run to a fast food restaurant or grab something from a box.
These two habits, right here, are a major part of what is killing us.
Preparing your food ahead of time will help you to avoid this temptation.
You and your body deserve this time.
Since the temptation is around every corner, why not make it easier on yourself? You know your schedule better than anyone but the best way to go about this is to find 1 or 2 days a week where you can spend about 30 minutes preparing snacks and meals.
Schedule it on your calendar, prepare the meals while you listen to your favorite TV show; you have the time you just need to find it.
The best way to change the way you eat, besides preparing your meals and snacks ahead of time, is to start with one meal/snack at a time.
Breakfast is a great start.
Rather than skipping the meal or eating a bowl of cereal, have a bowl of oatmeal topped with fruit and a glass of low-fat milk.
There are many different options; this is just an idea of a good, healthy meal.
Do this for a couple of days and move on to lunch.
If you can focus on each meal/snack for a couple days at a time, you will find that you are consuming a much healthier diet within a matter of weeks.
Before you know it you will not even remember why you were eating any other way.
You will find that everything fits into your schedule nicely and that you even have more energy and confidence than you did just a few weeks back.
Your body has taken care of you up to now; now it is time to take care of your body.
