There seems to be a new diet every week out there asserting that their “cutting-edge” way of eating will help you to lose weight quickly. But when I read about how they ask people to eat, I quiver. Whether it is no carbs or staying in the zone – they vary from taking all of the joy out of eating to unhealthy. Run away from the fad diets and start to eat healthier, and not only will you start to lose weight, you will get sick less often and have more energy also. Most people that I know that have lost weight with an extreme diet were hungry all the time while they were on the diet. They were dropping pounds, but the fact that they were always feeling terrible makes it nearly definite that people will not continue to follow the diet for any length of time, leading to the yo-yo. Here are 5 easy to follow hints that will lead you to eat healthier and get slimmer and change .
Eat Healthier Step #1 – First, Eat Your Vegies
This is something that my grandma used to tell me to do so that I could get the “gross” veggies out of the way and finish dinner with a good taste in my mouth. There are two reasons that this is important. 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. And second, the sugars that are in fruits and vegetables are broken down by the body much quicker than the other foods on your plate. If you eat fruits and vegetables first, they quickly and painlessly make it through the digestive process. If you eat the fruits and vegetables later in a meal, they can get caught behind slower digesting foods and cause stomach discomfort and bloating.
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 supermarket contains processed something or other. But remember, nothing good can come from eating processed foods. read the label and if there is anything that a third grader cannot pronounce, it is probably better to stay away from it!
Eat Healthier Tip #3 – Match, Don’t Clash
I can still hear my mom telling me, “Go in and change your clothes – those don’t match” As a youngster I did not care that some clothes looked better together. I picked a jacket I liked, some shorts I liked, and flips I liked and I wore them proudly. Strangely, food works in much the same way. 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 easy to follow rules (and 3 more will follow in the next installment) to help you to begin 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.