Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The Steps to a Healthy Eating Diet Plan

1. Set your mind to eat right. Never underestimate the power of your mind. If it can tell you to devour all the fatty foods and sugar-rich goodies you are to lay your eyes on, it can also work otherwise. First off, believe in yourself that you can lose weight. That you can start eating right in order to stay fit and live a fuller life. Don’t be discouraged. Let your mind do the psyching. Motivate yourself the right way.

2- Set Your Goals. After motivating yourself, you should write down all the things you wanted to achieve, as well as the reasons why you chose to plan a healthy diet. Is it because you wanted to lose weight? If so, how much? Have you been sick and would want to flush out body toxins through the healthy diet you are planning? Or maybe you just want to start living right in order for you to experience longer years to come.

3. Rewards yourself accordingly. For every goal achieved, do not fail on rewarding yourself. That’s just a small consolation for a job well done. You can treat yourself to a good movie. You can take a day off from work. Or you can buy that little something you’ve always wanted. Small rewards are enough. It should be good to keep you motivated.

4. Plan your diet and keep up with it. Now here comes the meaty part. Determine a diet that is apt for you. Healthy living is basically eating right. Fill your tummy with enough amounts of carbohydrate to keep you energized throughout the day. Six to eleven servings of bread, pasta, grains, rice, or cereal should be good. Mix and match that with two to three servings of protein-rich food such as meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and nuts.

5- Include exercise in your diet. Dieting without exercise is work just half done. Exercise everyday. Simple routines will do. You can even exercise while doing your everyday chores. You can choose to take the stairs instead of using the elevator, for starters. If you can’t go to the gym, try to walk for around about 30 minutes instead. Other forms of exercise would include engaging in a sport, doing aerobics, or signing up for a dance class.

With all these simple steps, healthy eating should soon feel normal to you. You are not only on your way to a healthier body, but along with it you will develop a sharper mind and a longer life. What person would not like to experience all of those?

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