If you are like me you love chocolate, and pizza, and pasta, and everything that is terrible for you but is just so delicious. Although those foods are delicious, if you eat them all the time YOU won't be delicious.
Keeping the freshman 15 off is hard and working out is a big part in helping that, but your diet is a HUGE part of that as well.
Having a healthy diet is probably one of the hardest things. Ever. But there are ways to get around it and still eat all the foods you love.
1. Eat smaller portions. The portions in America are GIANT. If we put smaller portions on our plates, we will be less tempted to eat more than we need to. Less is more!
2. Surround yourself with healthy foods. If you only have healthy foods around you, you don't have to worry about eating six Reese's bars cause they aren't there! If you want some good ideas for healthy snacks that won't break your bank, try this website - http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/brain-food-20-healthy-affordable-study-snacks
3. Try to limit the amount of sugars you eat. Sadly, that means chocolate... but we can get healthy, natural sugars from fruits. Eating candy and drinking soda is only wasting calories and creating more harmful effects on your body in the long run.
4. Eat at a slower pace. Slow and steady wins the race, right? The slower we eat, the more we will notice when we get full rather than eating all you can to the point where you get a food baby.
5. Eat LOTS of fruits and vegetables. These are the best snacks! And even if you have to drench them in ranch to make them remotely edible, that is better than you stuffing your face with Swedish Fish.
Having a healthy diet isn't kicking your favorite unhealthy foods to the curb, it just means eating less of them in smaller amounts and more healthy options.
You can still have indulge in Hershey's Kisses, just have like 3 instead of 10 (something I have a problem with). Drink more water than soda. And know that if you don't eat the best one day, it won't make you gain 10 pounds just like eating good one day won't make you lose 10 pounds. Persistence and dedication is essential!
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When I read your comment about Hershey Kisses, I literally had one in my mouth... Are you in my room or something? Haha, these are really great tips!
ReplyDeleteI definitely need help in the category of portions... I tend to eat like a 300 pound male which is definitely not healthy.
ReplyDeleteIf I didn't play tennis I would be in deep trouble.