Any dietary plan on the market has some portion of
it that works, but the basic principle of any good
eating program, no matter how sugarcoated, centers
around calories IN- calories OUT. Most diets are
just too unrealistic for a person's lifestyle.
Plus they don't supply enough basic nutritional
needs for people to stay with them. Balance is the
key! Attitude is the key to keeping balance!!
Here are five mindsets to take when dealing with
weight and food.
Perspectives toward food
Ask yourself, "Why do I eat?" Most will say, "I
eat because I have to." Well, think about it. Do
you? If you eat just because you have to, then
your choices will be more for taste. If you ate
with the attitude that food was fuel, then how
would you eat? You may be more likely to make a
quality choice. Your attitude toward food is very
important!
Pattern of eating
Do you drive the same way to work every day? Do
you go to the same grocery store? Do you hang out
with the same people most of the time? The same
thing is true with your food.
Chances are you eat at the same time, gobble up
the same food types and in most cases, you take in
roughly the same amount of food on a weekly basis?
Your body gets used to eating the same types and
same amounts. As in exercise, it is really
important to incorporate a variety of foods in our
daily eating to keep it off guard, so to speak.
Pushing your buttons
Why do you think advertisements are so powerful?
They spark something inside of you and immediately
you find yourself on autopilot going to the
refrigerator or the next fast food joint to get
something you don't need. Recognize this so you
can make better choices.
Portion Control
Being aware of how much you eat at one time is
very important. Take spaghetti
for example-fifteen years ago the doctors came out
and endorsed pasta as a healthy food.
While this is true, physicians didn't explain
portion control. Even though pasta may be a good
food type, an extra hundred or two calories a few
times a week adds up. Learn to push the plate
away.
Pre-Planning
This may sound like common sense, but with our
busy lifestyles, pre-planning meals in advance is
far from simple. However, pre-planning is
essential.
For most of us all we can do to just keep up with
the day's activities, much less cook in advance.
It really boils down to time management. If you
have good choices in the refrigerator, you will be
more likely to eat that food. When healthy foods
are unavailable, you will go out of your way to
the pantry, pizza parlor, or fast food restaurant
for immediate gratification.
In a nut shell:
In some instances what we eat, when we eat it and
how much we eat is due to a physiological
reaction. However, it could be both emotional and
physiological. Eating right has a lot to do with
how you look at food, how much you eat and what
you eat. Recognize if you have eating patterns.
The patterns may be lifestyle, emotional,
physically related or all the above. Pre-planning
meals and shopping ahead solves a lot of the poor
decision making. Learn to push yourself away from
the table. YOU WILL EAT TOMORROW!
www.resolutions.bzHere are my suggestions:
1. If you have excessive eating habits, they may
be emotionally related. Figure out your bad habits
and counteract them.
2. Pre-plan the week, if possible. You'll make
better choices if you have better choices from
which to choose.
3. Food journal twice a month with times, types
and amounts of food eaten.
4. Snacking throughout the day helps overeating.
5. Eat until comfortable - you will eat tomorrow.
6. Eat with your opposite hand.
7. Sit while you are eating.
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