Frequently Asked Questions
Healthy Eating In Four Weeks Flat
The best way to achieve a healthy food lifestyle is to change a little at a time. The way you eat is one of your biggest habits and also a difficult one to change. Don't think you can just wake up one morning and say to yourself that you are no longer going to eat the foods you have been eating everyday of your life. Start small, first consider what types of food you eat, then read the labels. Many foods that manufacturers want you to believe are healthy are not, ask any diabetic and they will confirm this, so read the label. Avoid foods with the words high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oil, and nitrates. Sometimes those sneaky manufacturers disguise fructose with other words that ends in tose, so avoid those to
You may think foods like yogurt and granola bars are healthy and to some extent they are, but the truth is that they add so much sugar to them you might as well just eat a bowl of ice cream or a candy bar so make sure you get the light yogurt and the reduced sugar granola bars if those are something you think you may want to eat.
Many people think that food is their only source of bad calories but the truth is the stuff we drink can be really bad for you to. Pop or soda is probably at the top of the list so try to limit your sodas to only special occasions, like gatherings or eating out. Juice can also contain a lot of sugar so make sure you are buying light, all natural, or reduced calorie juices. Green and black teas are really good for you so if you like them, drink more of them, just don't drink the sweet tea. Also add lots of fruit and vegetables to your diet as they are very healthy for you, however make sure you limit the starchy vegetables such as potatoes and corn.
Pick a few changes you can easily make in one week, get use to those changes, let them become your new habits, then gradually week by week add a few more changes, give yourself time to adjust to them, then add a few more. Once you get use to buying things like whole wheat or multi grain bread instead of white bread, lite yogurt instead of regular yogurt these will become your new habits and you will be more likely to stick to them. In just four weeks flat you can be healthier and happier.
