Anyone who has conquered weight or enjoys the rewards of a fit body will tell you, the food you eat is at least 80% of your overall success. Some great food tips no matter what your goals are:
- Set reasonable expectations and know it may be a month or more before you or others notice changes.
- Eat every 3 to 4 hours. Yes, it requires planning (see next point), but it will help you avoid over eating as well energy dips and spikes through out the day.
- Plan ahead. If you're going to eat healthy, you're going to have to bring meals with you. I spend time every Sunday evening roasting chicken or turkey, boiling eggs, cooking quinoa and slicing up veggies so that eating well during the work week is easy. If it's not easy, you won't do it . . .
- Deal with food cravings by not depriving yourself. Instead of having a whole bar of chocolate, have a square of dark chocolate. Have a splurge meal once a week, just be sure the splurge doesn’t include the whole pizza or the whole pint of ice cream. This is a great time to practice moderation.
- Shop the perimeter in the grocery store. All the fresh vegetables, fruits and meats are on the perimeter. Once you get inside, that’s where all the processed, high fat and high sodium foods are.
- Everyone is going to eat out. Read up to make sure you know what’s really okay. Some people swear by “Eat This, Not That!”
Need food guidance? Here are some links to good resources and recipes:
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