Wow - work has really pumped up and I have been a tad busy!
But I will keep posting my days - I am enjoying the challenge and learning at lot from it so that is good!
So Day 13:
Today's tip is about finding the right balance between energy in and energy out - remembering to put less in than you are excercsing out!
Being healthy is not just about eating right, it is also about excercising so the following are recommended to help keep you active and loose weight.
- Be physically active for at least 30 minutes most days of the week.
- Increasing the intensity or the amount of time that you are physically active can have even greater health benefits and may be needed to control body weight. About 60 minutes a day may be needed to prevent weight gain.
We all know that carrying excess weight can have consequences, not just being overweight but it can cause back and limb injuries, stress on the heart and other vital organs. Eating a high fat, high calorie diet can lead to many health problems.
A healthy body means a healthy mind.
Day 14
I really find these helpful and am reposting this list here - more for me as a permanent place to revisit and make sure I am following them when I feel I am struggling!
Annette's 20 Tips
Ok, so here are 20 Tips about eating, drinking, health and wellbeing - follow all of these tips and you will reap the benefits:
1. Take time in the supermarket and check the labels on food products. The things you should be looking for are low in sodium, sugar and saturated fat.
2. Have a high fibre diet and you will not only be healthier for it but you will feel less hungry. Have high fibre cereals such as bran flakes, all bran and other cereals that are similar. Have whole wheat bread or 9 grain and instead of juicing your fruit eat it whole.
3. Only buy lean meats and remove the skin off chicken. Only occasionally have high salt deli meats as they are also high in fat.
4. Give up full cream milk at nearly 10g of fat compared to skim milk. Have low fat dairy products such as yoghurt, cheese and you will see the difference. It all adds up, bit by bit.
5. Never miss breakfast, it kick starts your metabolism for the day. This will mean your metabolism is working to burn fat.
6. Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day is important all year long. Dehydration can be mistaken for hunger so by being hydrated you may find you aren't as hungry.
7. Cut down or omit caffeine and salt. You will be healthier for it.
8. Junk food can consist of high fat, high sugar and high salt with very little fibre, best eaten occasionally and not a regular part of your healthy regime.
9. Have alcohol in moderation, too much and healthy eating can go out the window. Alcohol has no nutritional value and is high in calorie so moderation, moderation, moderation.
10. Use cooking sprays instead of adding oil or fats to the pan. No particular one is better than another so look for what is on special.
11. Use low fat mayonnaise and no oil dressings on your salads, it really makes a difference. Just like the dairy it really adds up at the end of the day.
12. Eat slowly, it takes 20 minutes for the brain to tell your stomach when it is full.
13. Don't miss lunch or you'll be setting yourself up for bingeing later in the day.
14. Don't feed your sweet tooth, the more sweet food you eat the more you will crave. Try and cut out sugar from your tea and coffee as this will help you reduce the desire for sweet things.
15. Eat the quantities of food that your body needs not what you desire, the four main reasons someone is overweight is due to overeating, making bad food choices, lack of physical activity and lack of motivation. Change these four things and your life could change for the better.
16. Take control of food, do not allow food to control you, and don’t have food in the house that you can't resist.
17. Think and act like a healthy person and you will become one. Fake it till you make it
18. Exercise at least 4-5 times a week.
19. Don't be a chronic dieter, instead come into my world and enjoy low fat food the way it should be. Be satisfied, full and not deprived, be happy, think positive and live life to the fullest every day. Be your own best friend and love and nurture yourself every day.
20. And finally remember that nothing, and I mean NOTHING, tastes as good as being slim and healthy feels, so never give up!!
Great points don't you think!
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