Eat Healthier, Get Slimmer – Part 1
There are a vast amount of new diets out there professing that their “fresh” way to eat will help you to lose weight quickly. But when I read about how they ask people to eat, I wince. Low carbs, no carbs, counting points – they vary from taking all of the joy out of eating to unhealthy. Run away from the latest and greatest diets and start to eat healthier, and not only will you start to lose weight, you will be healthier and have more drive also. Most people that I know that have lost weight with a fad diet were hungry all the time while they were doing the diet. They were dropping pounds, but the way that they felt hungry all the time makes it nearly definite that people will not will stop the diet as soon as they have lost weight, leading to the yo-yo. Here are 5 simple to follow hints that will help you to eat healthier and get slimmer and change .
Eat Healthier Step #1 – First, Eat Your Vegies
This is a tip that my grandpa used to tell me to do so that I could get the “gross” vegetables out of the way and finish dinner with a pleasant taste in my mouth. Today, I make sure to tell people about this for two reasons. First, a very practical reason. If you are going to fill up before you finish your meal, it is better to have already eaten the healthier fruits and veggies than anything else on your plate. And second, the sugars that are in fruits and vegetables are broken down by the body much quicker than everything else. It is preferable to eat the fruits and veggies first so they are able to make it through your digestive system unobstructed. If you consume the fruits and vegetables later in a meal, they can get caught behind slower digesting foods and cause more gas and stomach discomfort.
Eat Healthier Tip #2. Process? We Don’t Need No Stinking Process!
Don
t Touch processed foods! Your body is unable to make sense of processed food. The “process” typically leeches the fiber, vitamins and enzymes naturally occurring in the ingredients and to make it appear healthy they “enrich” the item with synthetic or animal derived vitamins that aren’t nearly as good for your body as the originals. This one can be difficult to stick to as almost everything in the grocery store contains processed food. But remember, nothing good can come from eating processed foods. Take a look at the label and if there is anything that you cannot pronounce, put the box down!don’t buy it!
Eat Healthier Tip #3 – Does My Brocolli Match These Mashed Potatos?
I can still hear my mom telling me, “Go in and change your clothes – those don’t match” As a boy I did not know that I looked funny if my clothes looked funny. I picked a jacket I liked, some pants I liked, and some shoes I liked and I wore them confidently. I learned recently that food can clash too. There are certain foods that “match” better with others. If you are going to eat a food that has sugar, make sure it’s balanced with fiber to help from spiking your blood sugar and to aide in digestion. Your body needs Vitamin D and “good” fats to make sense of, or unlock the true goodness of several types of vegetables. Often, if you’re going to eat carbs, balance them with protein to make feeling full last longer.
These are 3 simple to follow steps (and 3 more will follow in the next installment) to help you to start a habit of eating well. Eat like this, you will see in increase in your energy level and a decrease in your weight. And, while the weight loss will not be as rapid as some of the fad diets, it will come and you will be able to keep it off for good. If you would like some more tips to help you to eat healthier and get a leaner body, visit my site and sign up to get a free ebook that will help you to begin your journey.
Kurt Abel from www.myfasteffectiveweightloss.com is an elementary school teacher and a fitness nut who has been through the process of losing weight and getting back into shape. He runs a website dedicated to helping others start losing weight quickly. To jumpstart your weight loss, visit his site to sign up to receive a free ebook on the secrets of a lean body.
