?ll tell you why. We are focusing on the wrong goal. For whatever reason
http://www.nflcowboysteamprostore.com/Youth-Deion-Sanders-Elite-Jersey/ , we must not perceive our weight loss as being "important enough" to achieve. So
what would be "important enough" to stick to our new healthy eating habits? Your
HEALTH! Nothing in this world is more important than the state of your health.
Think about it, your health affects everything else in your life. Once our
health is compromised we automatically change our lifestyle habits. Just look at
President Clinton. Not until he had the ultimate health scare did he really
change his eating and exercise habits. Let?s not wait until our bodies
completely have a break down before we decide to take care of ourselves. If you
feel lousy, everything you do that day is lousy. Likewise, if you feel great,
everything you do that day is great. So this year, let?s not focus on just
losing a few pounds, let?s focus on Health, the #1 thing in our lives. So ask
yourself, "How important is my health to me? How do I want to live the rest of
my life? Sick and feeling horrible or healthy and feeling vibrant? Do I want to
play golf and tennis in my retirement or do I want to spend it in the hospital?"
The answer to these questions will ultimately dictate your weight and your
health for the future. Any lifestyle habit that affects your health in a
positive way will automatically cause you to lose weight or maintain a good
healthy weight. Follow this checklist towards health and you will see weight
come off automatically. 1.Make the time to focus on health. The number one
reason people do not eat healthy or exercise is because they "don?t have the
time". But why is it that once we get sick, have a heart attack, are diagnosed
with heart disease, diabetes or cancer, we all of a sudden have the time? This
doesn?t make any sense. We wait until our bodies have become so ill to finally
take measures towards taking care of it. This is the equivalent to never getting
an oil change or servicing your car and letting it completely break down before
doing anything about it. Prioritize your day. What could possibly be more
important than your health? Your children, yes, I agree. But guess what? If
something happens to you, who will be there for your children? I know that
sounds terrible but it?s true. How many times have we heard stories of young
children losing parents to heart attacks and strokes? Choose health not only for
yourself but for your children as well. Prioritize your day so that making
healthy meal choices and exercising are right at the top. 2.Take a long hard
look at what you are putting into your body. For one week, read every ingredient
of every food you eat. This could potentially be a scary experience. Some
ingredient labels on packaged foods sound more like a college chemistry class
than anything we should be eating. As a golden rule, if you can?t pronounce it,
chances are you shouldn?t be eating it. The majority of the foods you should be
eating shouldn?t even have an ingredients label. They should be vegetables,
fruits, raw nuts, chicken, fish, eggs, meat. If you make 90% of your diet, fresh
food, I guarantee you will significantly change your weight and your health. No
time to make fresh food? (please refer back to #1). Cook more than one portion
at a time when you do cook so that there are always healthy leftovers in the
fridge. You can always have for lunch leftovers from the night before. Cook
several portions of one meal and freeze some. A good example of this is healthy
soup or turkey chili. Put a portion of chili in a small Tupperware and freeze.
You can grab this when in a hurry for lunch or dinner. 3. How much are you
eating? In the United States, our perception of one portion is extremely
distorted. Restaurant portions are about 3 times more than what we should be
eating in one sitting. If we become accustomed to seeing this much food on our
plate at a restaurant we tend to do the same when we are at home and serve
ourselves. According to a study by the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, women are eating 300 more calories a day and men 168 more calories
than 20 years ago. All it takes is 100 extra calories a day to gain 10 pounds a
year. For one week, reduce your portions at lunch and dinner by half. There is
no need to "clean your plate". Most times what?s on your plate is double what
you should be eating anyway. If you feel some hunger in the afternoon, add one
small apple with a handful of raw nuts as a snack. Your body will quickly become
accustomed to the smaller portions and you will eventually not be able to eat as
much in one sitting as you did before. Remember, you have access to an abundance
of food every day. You don?t need to eat it all at once. 3.Drink WATER!
Dehydration has directly been linked to several forms of diseases including
colon cancer, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol levels. Many people
also mistake thirst for hunger. So it may not be that you?re hungry all day, you
may just be thirsty and dehydrated. In due time, dehydration will cause a
gradual gain in weight from overeating as a direct result of confusion of thirst
and hunger sensations. Take a look at what you are drinking each day. Coffee or
Soda (Diet Coke included)? The caffeine in both will dehydrate you even more and
will cause you to feel hungrier during the day. Diet drinks and sodas? The
artificial sweetener actually enhances your appetite and increases food intake.
Orange Juice and other Fruit Juices? The sugar and calories can add up to 10
teaspoons of
