Additional Tips For Breaking the Weight-Gain Habit

Our daily habits can have a great effect upon our body weight, such as our shopping habits, eating habits, exercise habits etc, and so it is important to examine these to see how the current results can be interrupted and some changes brought in.

Shopping habits are probably the first point worth looking at, as if unhealthy snack foods are taken home, they will undoubtedly be consumed, so the first point is to begin examining what you buy in your weekly groceries.

By bringing home healthier parcels of food from the shops, it will ensure that most of your meals (or at the very least, breakfast and dinner) will be of a reasonably healthy standard, and this is good for weight reduction and general health.

Consulting a dietician for your food choices is probably a good idea, but needless to say, read the packets and cans and always focus upon low-fat choices where possible.

Be generous with your purchase of most natural foods such as fruit, vegetables and 100% fruit juices and, if you like to snack between meals, find some healthy snacks such as fruit or fruit bars which will not make your metabolism pay later!

Also, if you frequently eat out for lunch at work, consider taking your own lunch to work a little more, as this makes it easier to control what you eat.

Otherwise, try some new healthy restaurants or delicatessans, and experiment until you find a new 'favorite' meal which is equally healthy and also satisfying.

Reduce excessive alcoholic and unhealthy drinks, and match each one you do have with an equivalent glass of water. Speaking of water, try and increase your intake to 6-8 glasses a day, as this helps the body rid itself of excess waste.

As far as exercise is concerned, walking is one of the best for weight reduction and the least likely to cause injury! Try and walk to as many places as you can, and move the pace up to a brisk walk.

Don't overdo it, just try and have a good 'stride-out' a minimum of 4 times a week. Otherwise take up a physical activity or sport which you enjoy, as enjoying the physical activity you do is essential if you are to keep it up for more than a few weeks.

So the main points are:

• Improve the quality of the weekly food you buy, giving preference to natural and low-fat foods
  
• Purchase natural foods such as fruit, vegetables and 100% fruit juices
  
• If you snack between meals, make these low-fat healthy snacks such as fruit or fruit bars.
  
• Consider taking your own lunch to work rather than eating out too much.
  
• If you eat out, try some new healthy restaurants or delicatessans, and experiment until you find a new 'favorite' meal which is equally healthy and also satisfying
  
• Reduce excessive alcoholic and unhealthy drinks, and match each one you do have with an equivalent glass of water
  
• Increase your water intake to 6-8 glasses a day
  
• Try and walk as much as you can, working up to a brisk walk. Don't overdo it, just try and have a good 'stride-out' a minimum of 4 times a week
  
• Otherwise take up some physical activity or sport - preferably one you enjoy!
  

"The Mind controls the body, and the mind is unlimited".

The best of success, Craig Townsend

 

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