tell you why. We are focusing on the wrong goal. For whatever reason
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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
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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
nike free 3.0 flyknit uomo , 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
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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 sugar
per drink, which can be anywhere from 150-200 calories. Not to mention the fact
that sugar eventually makes you crave more sugar. Every person should be
drinking half of their body weight in ounces of water each day. So if you weigh
150 lbs, you should be drinking 75 ounces of water each day. If you drink coffee
or any other caffeinated beverage during the day, the ounces of water needed
increases
