Tips on Good Nutrition

 

To lose weight in a healthy manner, we need to eat healthy, wholesome foods that support and nourish our bodies in the right balance and without overfeeding ourselves.

 

The following nutritional tips can help you in your efforts to reduce your weight when considered as part of a complete weight management program. 

 

Anyone wanting to lose weight should seek advice from their health care practitioner to ensure that they do not have any underlying medical problems such as diabetes, thyroid malfunctions etc. that need to be addressed.

 

Foods to Reduce and/or Eliminate From Your Diet

 

 

Foods Good To Eat

 

 

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What else can help me?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essential Fatty Acids either in food form or in supplements such as an Omega 369 formula support healthy weight, hormonal balance and improved circulation.  They also help us to have healthy nerves and provide nutrition so our brain works well.

 

Besides eating healthy foods and exercising what can I do?

 

 

 

 

It’s not good to skip breakfast, miss a meal or eat hours later than normal as it adversely affects your blood sugar levels and then you are so hungry that you eat more than you should or you eat unhealthy foods.

 

 

You can choose new behaviours and activities that you enjoy instead of eating.

§         Exercise including going for a walk in nature, yoga, tai chi, weight lifting, biking, tennis, golf, soccer, dance, aerobics.

§         Deep, calm breathing

§         Practice positive self-talk.  Are you thinking I can’t lose weight or do you criticize yourself.  Monitor those negative thoughts and cancel them when you are aware of them.  Next think positive thoughts about yourself and your efforts to lose weight.

§         Write in a journal to express your feelings

§         Visit a museum, take in a play, sign up for a class

§         Participate in hobbies that you enjoy

§         Talk to a positive and supportive friend.  In fact have a whole support group that you can call on to help you be responsible to yourself.

§         Feel the feeling instead of masking it by eating.  Get help if you need it.   

§         Celebrate your successes along the way.  No that doesn’t mean going out to a restaurant for a big meal…. When you lose 5 or 10 pounds and you still have 15 or more to go, then reward your 5 pound success by buying a relaxation or hypnosis CD or buy yourself a new t-shirt in your favourite colour or pamper yourself with a massage.  Remember to celebrate when you’ve reached your goal weight.  Really do something that reminds you of how proud you are of yourself.