Formulating A Healthy Diet To Lose Weight
One day you wake up look at yourself in the mirror and realize you are overweight. Well now, you did not put on the weight overnight. So you should not have an unrealistic expectation to lose it in a few days either. It was just the realization that hit you about being overweight. All this time, you have conveniently avoided noticing if you had a weight problem. Maybe if you had a pie and were trying to hold back on the chocolate cake, you might think to yourself, “I already had the pie and when I get up the next morning, will go for a jog to work off the pie. So might as well eat the chocolate cake now and work that off too the next morning” . Well it is these types of situations that actually accumulate the fat in the body as the next morning jog never materializes. We keep getting caught to the "pie and chocolate cake" type situations time and again and never realizing our foolish choices. Only to wake up one day and regret in front of the mirror.
So what holds up people from realizing they are putting on weight. One thing people don’t realize is that as we grow older the body’s metabolic rate is not the same. When younger, the healthy metabolism burns most of the excess fat that we consume in your meals, without us putting any extra effort. Then as people start to get older and with a less than active lifestyle, the metabolism becomes sluggish, unable to burn fat like it used to. But our eating habits have not changed. Then we wake up one day and "What Happened?".
So what holds up people from realizing they are putting on weight. One thing people don’t realize is that as we grow older the body’s metabolic rate is not the same. When younger, the healthy metabolism burns most of the excess fat that we consume in your meals, without us putting any extra effort. Then as people start to get older and with a less than active lifestyle, the metabolism becomes sluggish, unable to burn fat like it used to. But our eating habits have not changed. Then we wake up one day and "What Happened?".
Make Healthier Eating Choices
Realizing to make healthier eating choices as we grow older is the critical factor here. Most people tune off when they hear the phrase "healthy eating". Healthy eating does not mean tasteless food. It means eating foods that contain the necessary nutrients for the body to function properly and have a good metabolism. Good nutrition and being physically active are the chief ingredients for maintaining healthy weight.
When creating a diet plan to lose weight, make sure to include some of your favorite foods although they might not be very healthy choices. The key to doing this is that you see some familiar and likeable foods in your eating plan together with the other health foods. The idea is to include smaller potions of your favorite foods to bring the happiness factor into you meal. A cup of ice cream once a week, 2 pieces of chocolate every other day, a piece of pie once a week, can be examples of happy or comfort foods that you can include in your eating plan. This will make you stick to the eating plan long term till you see your expected weight loss results.
When creating a diet plan to lose weight, make sure to include some of your favorite foods although they might not be very healthy choices. The key to doing this is that you see some familiar and likeable foods in your eating plan together with the other health foods. The idea is to include smaller potions of your favorite foods to bring the happiness factor into you meal. A cup of ice cream once a week, 2 pieces of chocolate every other day, a piece of pie once a week, can be examples of happy or comfort foods that you can include in your eating plan. This will make you stick to the eating plan long term till you see your expected weight loss results.
Don't Pay Too Much Attention To Your Taste Buds
If you have included ice cream as one of your favorite foods, never eat directly from the box or tub. Always serve it in a small cup so you know exactly how much you are eating. Eat slowly. Savor and relish each and every bite. More than satisfying the taste buds and stomach, the brain also has to receive the signals that you are satisfied.
The body needs only the nutrients that are in the food and does not care for the taste of the food. But it is our taste buds that dictate to us what we should eat. Finding the right balance is the key to enjoying the food you eat and receiving the proper nutrition. You can always experiment with different combination of foods so your diet plan is always different and healthy.
The body needs only the nutrients that are in the food and does not care for the taste of the food. But it is our taste buds that dictate to us what we should eat. Finding the right balance is the key to enjoying the food you eat and receiving the proper nutrition. You can always experiment with different combination of foods so your diet plan is always different and healthy.