When it comes to eating healthy, it’s all about changing the way you eat slowly over time. This means looking for small “wins” over big wins, and it really does make a big difference.
The key to a healthy diet is establishing good eating habits in small doses. You can begin by turning these dietary changes into the habits that will help you stay healthy and keep unwanted weight from coming back.
The key to a healthy diet is establishing good eating habits in small doses.
Healthy eating habits should become a part of your overall fitness plan. Just like in your fitness workouts, the small changes you make to your diet over time will affect you in a very big way.
You will begin noticing the positive effects in a shorter period of time than you may think. While eating healthy may seem difficult, and it often is at first, you will grow accustomed to the changes you have made and over time it will become second nature.
Healthy eating habits are made up of two components, what you eat and how much. What you eat will, of course, directly affect whether you lose weight, gain weight, or stay exactly the same. The amount of food you take in each day will also greatly impact the success of your overall fitness plan.
Begin making small dietary changes at the grocery store. Instead of purchasing foods with a lot of additives or unnatural ingredients, choose those that are fresh and all natural. For example, buy fresh vegetables instead of canned goods. The same goes for buying fresh fruit. While the fresh foods won’t last as long and are a bit more expensive, they are better for you and will encourage you to eat healthier because they can’t be left sitting on a shelf for an extended period of time.
Plan your meals. By doing this ahead of time, you will know exactly what you will buy before ever going grocery shopping. Stick to your list and you’ll always come home with the foods you set out to purchase instead of a lot of unhealthy, yet tempting extras.
Create healthy snacks to carry with you throughout the day. Bay taking along fruit, Greek yogurt, veggies, or crackers, you can more easily avoid buying fast food or making an unhealthy choice from a vending machine. You’d be surprised what a difference this makes.
Drink water instead of sodas. While a few sodas a week probably won’t hurt you where weight is concerned, several will most definitely add the calories to your diet. If you prefer a fizzy drink, try naturally flavored club soda or diet Ginger ale.
The amount you eat can also be altered to promote overall good health. Try cutting what you eat by 1/3 then in half. If you find this difficult to do at first, cut one meal at a time. As you go along, your body will become acclimated to eating less. Drink water if you are still hungry after a meal.
Eat five to six small meals each day instead of three large ones. This will definitely help with weight control, as your body is not processing a lot of food at once. Also, by eating several small meals a day, you are cutting out the unhealthy snacks that are often consumed between big meals.
Make your dietary changes gradually. Before long, you will find yourself thinking healthy and feeling better about the decisions you have made. And your small “wins” will add up to a big win!
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