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Make Healthy Dieting a Lifetime Habit
4 Tips to Achieve This!
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It means making smarter, better choices every day, from how much sugar you put in your early morning cup of joe (if any), to whether or not you chew your food.
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Sounds fairly simple, right? On the contrary, these so-called baby steps are often the main culprits of failure in terms of healthy nutrition, but there are strategies you can use to stay on the right track.
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#1. Turn Off The Auto-Pilot
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Look to an Italian dinner table. It’s where all (and then some) family members are seated, enjoying a delicious homemade culinary adventure.
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The family spend as much time as needed in enjoying the conversations, the food and each other’s company.
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It’s a ritual that goes back centuries into various cultures, and carries a deep social meaning for many of us. But the tempo of life has changed, as we now mostly reach for pre-made meals, fast food, and staring at a screen while eating.
This often leads to overeating, and making unhealthy choices of food, as well as a preference for factory-processed over home-cooked. And not to mention that we no longer even spend time chewing savoring the flavor.
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Kick the phones and TV during meal time, take at least 10 minutes to finish your meal, immersed in the aromas, avoid taking seconds, and turn it into a ritual once again. Nurture your mindfulness, and you’ll start making better choices whilst enjoying your meals.
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#2. Back To School
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There is no single solution for all of us. Our health, bodies and needs differ, and so do our eating habits. Professional nutritionists can help craft the meal plan for you, depending on your activity level and well-being.
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However, for dieting to become a way of life, you need to invest your own time and effort.
Luckily, the internet is brimming with food information, from healthy recipes, video tutorials, to scientifically-backed articles that will teach you how to find the best approach for you.
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Learn about fats which heal and which kill, calories, macro and micro nutrients, proper sleep and hydration, and treat these as holistic choices that they should be.
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Physical activity, stress-relief, nutrition and rest all are intertwined, and your choices will depend on how well you know your body and your own needs.
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#3. Change Your Environment
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If there’s a box of Oreos in your kitchen cabinet, it’s just a matter of time when you’ll succumb to temptation.
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Clear your home of unhealthy snacks, and start exploring healthier options with the help of healthy cookbooks, such as Fit Food – Eating Well for Life by Ellen Haas.
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Make small, but essential choices, such as switching to whole-grain bread, ditching too much pasta, adding fresh fruits and veggies as your daily snacks.
Choose cookware such as Le Creuset with a healthy enamel coating that evenly heats your food to avoid charring and high-temperature cooking. Ditch Teflon, and go for stainless steel or cast iron for added safety and toxin-free meals.
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Pro tip: never shop while hungry!
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#4. Plan and track your progress
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Whether you wish to lose fat, or your diet needs to change due to a health condition, it takes a detailed approach to be able to succeed. With that healthy cookbook by your side, support from your doctor and perhaps a health app such as MyFitnessPal, you can create, monitor and track your progress week after week.
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Be very specific in setting your goals, set a realistic timeline of expected results, and make your goals measurable at all times. That way, you needn’t be intimidated by the big picture of completely altering your eating habits, but you can actually focus on smaller, achievable milestones that will boost your motivation.
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Article by Olivia Jones
oliviawilliamsjones@gmail.com
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