Eating Well Without Being Miserable

Eating a healthy diet is another part of the healthy lifestyle. Not only can a clean diet help with weight management, it can also improve your health and quality of life as you get older.

You already know about the food groups and the fact that you should eat more fruits and vegetables and less processed foods.
Most of us probably have a list of things we know we should do for a healthier diet but, again, making too many changes at once can backfire. Going on a restricted diet may make you crave the very foods you're trying to avoid.

Another approach is to look for ways to make smaller changes each day. Just a few ideas for changing how you eat include:

•  Eat more fruit. Add it to your cereal, your salads, dinners or make it a dessert. Fruit is also a great snack after work or school to keep you going until dinner.

•  Sneak in more veggies. Add them wherever you can--a tomato on your sandwich, peppers on your pizza, or extra veggies in your pasta sauce. Keep precut or canned/frozen veggies ready for quick snacks.

• Try a healthy salad dressing. If you eat full-fat dressing, switch to something lighter and you'll automatically eat fewer calories.

•   Eat low-fat or fat-free dairy. Switching to skim milk or fat-free yogurt is another simple way to eat fewer calories without having to change too much in your diet.

•   Make some substitutions. Look through your cabinets or fridge and pick 3 foods you eat every day. Write down the nutritional content and, the next time you're at the store, find lower-calorie substitutes for just those 3 items.

Find more ideas for healthy foods with these Healthy Foods Grocery Suggestions.

Creating a healthy lifestyle doesn't have to mean drastic changes. In fact, drastic changes almost always lead to failure. Making small changes in how you live may seem like a slow process and it is. We all adapt to change much better when it doesn't require us to overhaul our entire lives. Just pick one thing and work on that one thing every day, letting the rest of your life and habits stay the same.

You may be surprised that those small changes really can make a difference.
https://www.verywell.com/simple-ways-to-live-a-healthy-lifestyle-1231193

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Remember the (4) S's for weighing: 
♦ Same TIME of day   (on the)
♦ Same DAY each week (wearing the)
♦ Same CLOTHING (and using the)
♦ Same SCALE to Measure Yourself - Remember, sometimes the scale doesn't budge, but the waistline will.
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Something has got to kick in to make this all kick off again.  Ever feel like you're right in the zone and then get thrown off balance? I'm praying to get back to that healthy balance.  Reinforcing healthy habits seems the way to go.  Here's to a wonderfully healthy week!!