Find Out If You Are Really Eating Healthy

By Gregory L Gomez 

When your main focus is to lose weight, one of the hardest things to consistently stick with at the start of the journey is to eat healthy. Most assume this is a simple thing to accomplish however don't let this critical aspect of the weight loss process fool you. Time and time again people who attempt to lose weight fail and one of the main reasons why this happens is because of their daily nutrition.

If you truly want to eat healthy for an entire day, everything that enters your mouth needs to be taken into account. The cans or bottles of soda, bags of chips from the vending machine, candy bars from the gas station, boxes of girl scout cookies in the car, even that bowl of ice cream eaten late at night.

All of these things lend their hand in weight gain which is why you need to retrain your mind to consider everything as a potential hazard. This is why it's so important to stock your kitchen with not only healthy items for your main meals but also for the 2-3 snacks you will eat each day.

The snacks we munch on throughout the day can easily throw a wrench into your weight loss engine especially if they are unhealthy ones. Try and purchase snacks that will be beneficial for your body like fruits, vegetables, nonfat yogurt, mozzarella string cheese, applesauce, granola bars, and stay away from buying things like soda, potato chips, crackers, cookies, donuts, cakes, etc.

To take it a step further, have everything portioned, bagged, and stored in your refrigerator so it's easy to grab and go. In other words, pre-mix the raisins and almonds, dice up the fruits and put into Ziploc sandwich bags, cut up carrots and celery sticks and put in a travel container.
 

The easier you make it for yourself to eat healthy the more likely you'll stick with it for an entire day. One day turns into two, then three, and then pretty soon a whole week of eating healthy will have passed. Step by step, day by day, you will develop new healthy habits and a new outlook on what proper nutrition really is.

The more you focus and concentrate on healthy foods and drinks, the less often the old urges to eat junk food will arise. The craving for soda or potato chips will soon be a distant memory and funny thing is you won't even miss that stuff.

And when you combine these healthy eating habits with a consistent exercise routine 3-5 times per week, the excess weight you are itching to be rid of will fall off your body each and every week. It will take a certain amount of time to accomplish your overall goal depending on how much weight you want to lose, but know that by sticking with this plan, you will take back control of your health.

It is a commitment to eat as healthy as possible each and every day along with exercising at least a few times per week, but when you focus entirely on this process you will reach your weight loss goal.

Gregory L. Gomez, M. Ed, an elementary school teacher for 13 years, now on a mission to develop a healthy life, lose weight, and finally get in shape. Follow his progress on http://healthychoicesinlife.com as he strives to lose 80 pounds through dedicated exercise and healthy eating. Get a FREE monthly Healthy Choices Newsletter along with FREE Healthy Eating Ebook just for stopping by at

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