Happy new year everyone! I bet you had some fantastic celebration during the holidays. And what is a celebration without those lovely and delicious food placed on the banquet, right? It may be nice to have some good time once in a while but the only problem is that you may gain a lot of weight after all those eating. And since it is the new year, this is the right time for you to change the way you eat and opt for those healthy foods. Here are 4 tips to jump start your healthy eating in 2011.
At most times you will forget what you have been eating in a day. So to help you find out how much calories you have been taking, writing down everything you eat and drink would be of great help. After you jot down the foods you had on a log or notebook, you can then check some online tools that can help you calculate the calorie content of common foods. By then you would know how much you got and you can track the weight loss progress.
It is also a known fact that losing weight is a slow and gradual process so do not rely on impossible goals of losing weight and healthy eating. Mos of the time when you are going to have a very fast diet program, you might have lots of pounds lost but it will all come back in time - even more!
You can never lose weight by just simply saying "lose weight". You need to have some specific routines to follow, such as eating more servings of vegetables in a day or drinking up to 2 liters of water a day. Rather than restricting yourself with food, it is more helpful if you add some eating healthy behaviors in your routine.
Lastly, do not put yourself down when you made one mistake in healthy eating. Most people do tend to scrap their routines once they made a mistake. Instead of doing that, determine what made you make that mistake and think of ways to avoid it next time.
