Healthy Eating Habits
Healthy eating habits sometimes are not so easy to do. If you have had unhealthy eating habits for a long period of time then eating healthy will not seem natural to you.
Therefore, you need to make the transition to healthy eating habits gradually at a pace you are comfortable with. Remember, it’s not a diet. This is not a program that you will give up on after a few weeks or months. You’re developing healthy eating habits that you want to last a lifetime.
To make progress you need to keep a positive attitude. Give yourself a pat on the back for each step you make in the direction of developing lifetime healthy eating habits. Make this your healthy eating adventure, exploring lots of new and different foods. And most importantly, don’t give up!
If you blow it, don’t beat yourself up. Remember that you’re human, it’s not the end of the world. Go back to your plan and start over again. Developing healthy eating habits doesn’t have to be a stressful experience you can do it and be no worse for the wear.
To make the transition from unhealthy to healthy eating habits you set small doable goals.
For example, you set a goal of not eating junk food for 3 days. Then you set another one for drinking only water for 5 days, just think of all the calories you’ve avoided right there! Then as the weeks go by you keep building upon your victories by adding a day. No junk food for 4 days, then 5 and so forth. If you keep this up you’ll lose weight in no time.
Can you see how much better this is than being on a diet that deprives you of foods you love forever? Really now, what sounds better, no junk food forever or no junk food for 3 days? Which one do you think is actually possible? You guessed it, the 3 day one.
Not to mention, you don’t have to think about buying special foods or drinks!
I’m not saying that you keep on eating unhealthy foods, but that you make the transition doable and realistic. While you’re not eating junk food for three days you eat healthy foods such as: lean fish and meat, white meat no skin or frying, whole grains, low fat- low cal dairy, veggies and fruits in small portions and no more than 1500 calories.
Combined with a moderate exercise routine you will lose about 2 pounds a week. This means you will lose 8 pounds a month and in three months 24 pounds. Wow!
Now you know how to get healthy eating habits and not suffer doing it.