Healthy eating must be a primary part of you new lifestyle.
Make heathy food choices and make positive lifestyle changes, will be reflected in you improved mood, upbeat attitude as well as your new improved body.
The key to good nutrition is eating a variety of healthy foods everyday, drinking plenty of water and making changes slowly so that the changes become a part of your every day life.
To lose weight you need to eat less calories than you burn during exercise. However, dropping your calorie intake from about 2000 calories to less that 1500 in a sudden move can cause you to feel deprived and craving the foods you left behind.
It is a much better idea to slowly change your eating habit – add more fruits and vegetables (maybe exchange them for the french fries you are eating) once a week. Than cut the candy out. The weight will not come off as fast as with the latest diet fad but the results will be longer lasting and healthy eating habits than going on a diet.
Here are a few tips to help you out:
Drink Water – your body needs about 8 glasses of water a day.
Eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables a day.
Cut the empty calories from cake, candy extra from your eating plan.
Use a smaller plate.
Eat slowly. Put your fork down between bites. This will allow you to know when you are hungry and prevent you from eating excess calories.
Wait 10 minutes after you finish before you have a second helping. This way you know you are truly hungry.
Favorite quote: from Gardenburger (it is on their veggiemedley box)
“There are no unimportant ingredients here. If it's in here then it has a role to play
This is from the Fruits & Vegetables Challenge Face book page:
Do YOU get enough fruits and vegetables each day? Many of us think that we do, however - studies show that on average, only about 14% of adults consume the suggested servings each day. (Actually, the same study showed that in NH is is about 16.2% of adults ... which still is not that great!!) SO - this week, we are going to change all of that! According to www.MyPyramid.gov one size does NOT fit all when it comes to suggested food servings. I would post the suggested servings for fruits and vegetables, but it is very possible that it would not be the same for everyone! It all depends on your gender, age, height, weight, and level of activity. So, I am going to post two useful sites to help us know what we EACH need!
The MyPyramid.gov site will allow you to enter your stats and find YOUR suggested servings. http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx
The MyFood-a-pedia site will allow you to put in something that you have eaten (like an apple) and will show you how much it is worth towards your daily total serving. http://www.myfoodapedia.gov/
