Eating is a balance of moderation and variation not deprivation.
A good diet is one of 3 keys to living a healthy lifestyle; the others are sleep and exercise. Creating healthy habits are the keys to making them work for you. When you establish an overall pattern of healthful nutrition and a salubrious lifestyle, your body and brain will thank you.
I typically approach eating with an 80/20 ratio and have flexibility built in. For instance, 80% of the time I embrace healthy eating while 20% of the time I treat myself, without regret. Depending upon several factors (life, celebrations, health or illness), that ratio fluctuates based upon your needs. The key is determining what works best for you and allow for flexibility and change.
A big part of creating these healthy habits is learning to not punish yourself when you enjoy cake, cookies, pizza or fries. Eat it, savor it and move on. Jump back into your healthy ratio and forgeddaboutit! Life is way too short to beat yourself up over it. The biggest joy is finding the balance that works and fits your lifestyle.
This is part of what I teach clients in my 8 Step Nutrition Program. Want to learn more? You can find the program here: https://thewholefoodnut.com/8-step-nutrition-program/
After years of ingesting copious amounts of CRAP, I finally changed my diet and eating habits. It started with reading books on farming, nutrition and health. I stopped pouring a bottle of salad dressing on my salads and learned how to eat a wide variety of foods. Stop making excuses and start creating healthy habits.
When you say “I’m too busy to make healthy meals", you really mean “I don’t make my health a priority.”
We make time for what’s important to us. If your schedule is so packed you can’t feed yourself, it’s time to rethink your obligations.
If you truly value your health and understand that cooking healthy meals is an important step in the process then you will make time for it.
Eating Healthy is the catalyst to many other challenges in your life. It all starts with having good health, and taking care of your body which starts with eating healthy.
My 8 Step Program dives into these topics in Step 5 (Healthy Cooking) Step 6 (Food Prep) and Step 7 (Mindful Eating).
If you're looking for help in these areas, you can find more details on my website: https://thewholefoodnut.com/8-step-nutrition-program/ .
Here are 6 simple tips to help you save time and money with food.
Meal Plan. Shop on a budget. Buy store brand. Find fresh and frozen produce. Buy bulk bin bargains.