This is the year you are going to be successful! You just need to rethink a few of your ideas regarding healthy eating. To be successful with your healthy eating and weight loss plan you need to keep it simple.
Here are three tips to get you started on the right path this year:
(1) Focus on nutrient dense foods. Select nutrient dense foods to promote your overall health and weight loss. The nutrient density of a food is measured by the amount of nutrients a food contains versus the number of calories. For example, fruit is very nutrient dense while potato chips have a low nutrient density.
(2) Lose the diet mentality. Diets typically backfire. If you lose weight by following a diet it’s very likely you will gain the weight back. Studies even show you will gain back more weight than you lost. Following a diet can lead you to start obsessing about food and eventually to binge-eating patterns. Instead of “going on a diet,” focus on forming healthy new eating habits.
(3) Eat well-balanced small meals. Keep your metabolism high by eating 5 to 6 small well-balanced meals every day, instead of the standard 3 large meals with no snacks. This allows your body to burn calories efficiently versus storing extra energy as fat. Shoot for a small meal or snack every 3 to 4 hours.
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About the blogger:
Lisa Nelson RD is the founder and owner of
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