Eating Healthy Food
Hi Everyone,
While losing 140 pounds, I learned the hardest part of losing weight was finding the balance between eating healthy food and having some junk food every so often.
As a registered nurse I knew the benefits of healthy eating but my experience with diets never allowed me to splurge. Following a high protein diet, low fat diet plan or no carb diet left little room for me to treat myself to foods I loved.
Here are some tips I used to transition to eating healthy food and lose, and keep off, over 140 pounds.
Learn the Basics
Understanding the macronutrients of carbohydrates, protein and fats, and how they are used in the body can help you make better choices for eating healthy food. The healthy eating pyramid at the My Pyramid website is a great resource to use to learn the basics.
Start Slow
Turning bad eating habits into healthy ones is easy if you take it one step at a time. Try to eliminate one high calorie food weekly from your diet rather than go cold turkey! Eliminating or reducing one high calorie food while introducing a low calorie one will help you stick to a healthy eating plan.
These are a couple of tips I used to help me lose over 140 pounds and keep it off since 2005.
Take care,
Georgene
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