Portions - Limit yourself! With the holidays coming up this might seem hard, and as tempting as it is.. you don’t have to eat everything in sight. Eat until you’re satisfied, not full.. and definitely don’t keep shoveling food down the hatch once you already know you’re full.
Breakfast - They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, yet it seems to be the most skipped meal of the day. I know its hard to find time in our busy schedules these days to eat in the morning, especially when you work a full time job or if you’re a student, but hey, it doesn’t have to be a big continental breakfast. Even eating something small before you hit the road and get on with your day is better than not eating anything at all.
Take a walk - I live in Michigan and the weather is unpredictable. One day we might use the heat the next we might use the air conditioning, but if the weather allows it I definitely recommend you get off the couch and go outside for a walk. Even a 10-15 minute walk each day can greatly improve your health.
Drink Water - It is easy to go overboard on the fountain drinks these days. When you’re at a restaraunt that offers free refills its hard to keep track of how many sodas you drank, but I’m telling you, the easiest way to cut back on 250 calories, even 500 or more calories each day is to drink water instead of soda and fruit juices. Plus theres PLENTY of other reasons water is good for you.
Here is a test..
Go drink two 8oz glasses of water, if you do not have to use the bathroom within 45minutes, chances are you were dehydrated and didn’t even know it!
Keep a food journal - Keeping track of what you eat makes it easier to fix your mistakes. Chances are if you’re picking up a pen to write down in your food journal that you ate an entire box of oreo’s you will know your limit next time. Imagine if somebody found your food journal and saw that you eat an entire box of oreos once a week! How embarrassing! Keeping a food journal is a great way to get your diet in check.
Limit T.V Time - With all of the entertainment on TV its hard to find something better to do outside, but the average American watches way too much television. Get up and do something
Limit Computer Time - This is something I’m guilty of, but I have been getting better at lately. Just like the average American watches way too much TV, the average American spends way too much time on the computer. It is especially bad when you work at an office job where you’re behind a computer for hours at a time (Which I do) and then you come home and get on your computer for an additional 3-4 hours for personal use (Which I also do). So take my advice, limit your computer time, you’ll have to work twice as hard in the gym to make-up for all that lazyness.