Healthy Dieting
The trick to healthy dieting is quite simple but widely overlooked. It is knowledge. Once you know how to eat in a healthy and sustainable way, it becomes much easier. To achieve your eventual goals of a healthy eating lifestyle all the time, follow these couple easy steps.
First, don’t focus on every single calorie that goes into your body; focus on finding foods that you enjoy that have a fresher spin on them. For example: using olive oil instead of butter (http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm). By finding meals that are quick and realistic for your everyday life, eating healthier will become much easier. Slowly integrating new and improved choices into your diet will also make things easier for you to adjust and form a routine around. Substituting a fresh salad as a meal instead of a bagel will quickly become habit once you've incorporated vegetables into your meal plan and eat them often alone. Many people go on too strict of a diet and end up “cheating” as a result of unrealistic goals, while if a gradual change happens in your diet you are less likely to fall off the wagon, so to speak (http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm).
The second important step is to take your food in moderation. A large number of people eat more than necessary for each meal whether it is breakfast, lunch, or dinner (http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm). The key to eating in moderation is listening to your body. If you don’t feel like you’re full after a meal, eat some veggies to fill you up but not pack on the excess unneeded calories. Moderating what you eat can be difficult if you give yourself harsh guidelines, and eating your favorite ice cream once a week doesn't have to mean you've failed (http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm). All that needs to be done is make sure that you've been eating healthy the past week and a treat won't do you any harm. Eating smaller, healthy meals is actually proven to be much healthier than the typical 3 meal a day routine most people do. The smaller meals keep your metabolism and energy revved up as well as keeping you fuller so no midnight snacks are craved (http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm)(https://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Food-guides/Eating-well-with-Canada-s-Food-Guide.aspx).