Healthy nutrition? Yes you can, just decide to make a plan!

Eating healthy can keep you physically lean, mentally sharp, and brimming with more energy than an energy bunny on a caffeine overdose. But… Not many people do it constantly… even if they want to. Okay, if everyone wants to eat healthy, how come we’re all doing it so wrong? It’s because we eat without really thinking about it. Everybody does. Eating fries while talking to friends, biting into a fresh sliced ​​tomato off the cutting board, finishing the fries just because they’re on our plate. “Mindless eating” happens because we eat things without consciously deciding if we should. Exactly what you eat is the target of billions of dollars in marketing, and for the most part, what is being marketed is not good food.

Are you susceptible? Of course! You are exposed hundreds of times a day to television and radio, billboards, print ads, and restaurant signs that talk you into eating food you really don’t want. It’s in the shows and movies we watch, it’s posted on our Facebook pages. We trade it in the games we play. “Here, eat a hamburger. Your friend sent you sweets. A delicious cupcake. You’ll love this frapa-capa-lapa-chino.”

You don’t have to pay attention or believe what they tell you for it to enter your subconscious. People spend money to tell you what you like because it works for them.

Temptation can sometimes intrude… To tempt you away from healthy food

Plus, you’re faced with “Eat this!” Indicates all the time that you are surrounded by people. When do you hang out with your friends when someone ISN’T holding a Starbucks cup or drinking a Big Gulp? Then someone offers everyone breath mints. The message that you should eat something that is not good for you is everywhere.

You already know what the risks of eating poorly are: obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental confusion, mood disorders… and every day it seems that more diseases are linked to unhealthy eating. How you eat – clearly it is a matter of life and death.

Which is the answer? The techniques that people use to convince you to prefer bad food, you can use yourself. And so you will come to prefer healthy food, healthy recipes and healthy snacks. You already know these methods work: they are the reason you eat foods you don’t want to eat.

Look, you’re not going to make a permanent change in the way you eat if it requires you to give up what you love most and scrutinize what you eat every time you eat, or worse, measure, or search, or record… Let’s go! Let’s be realistic! In the long run, if you don’t enjoy doing something, you won’t do it. Just like healthy food is the only thing that will work forever.

What will this healthy eating bring you? Well, for starters, a longer, healthier and more productive life. In some cases, you can alleviate the symptoms of a long-term illness or even AVOID CHRONIC DISEASE by eating right. You may have more energy to do the things you want to do. You can get closer to your ideal body weight. You can be more active, more positive and more dependent. You can be there to support those who need you, to play with your grandchildren, to enjoy your retirement.

A healthy diet will help you find… That most elusive peace of mind

And beyond the physical health that eating healthy will bring you, there is an enormous psychological benefit. That’s because you will see every day how you overcame something that at one time seemed difficult or impossible. You will have a daily infusion of self-confidence by recognizing your own ability to set goals and achieve them. You will come to appreciate how powerful you are.

Maybe you’ve given up on finding a diet that works for you. I want you to know that you can make a change starting today that can help you transition to a healthy diet permanently. So whether you want a healthy eating plan for weight loss or just for your long-term health, it’s something you can do.

We need to counter the onslaught of bad cues we are bombarded with and replace them with our own internal cues to eat right. It’s easier to eat the things you like. So choosing to like good food makes it easier to eat good food. And the situations and techniques that made you get used to eating badly are going to be the ones that return you to a healthy diet.

You don’t need to become a nutrition expert. You don’t have to exert enormous willpower. Here’s a place to start. Decide what your favorite green leafy vegetable is, your favorite way you like to prepare carrots, and your favorite type of salad. Get really specific, visualize them and write them down.

• “I’ll have my broccoli lightly steamed with lemon and butter.”
• “I can’t resist orange blossom flavored grated carrots”
• “I like a spinach salad with dried cranberries and feta.”

By naming your favorites, it will be easier to choose them when you see them on a menu or when you see them in a grocery store. It’s the same idea that fast food vendors use against your interest: to make you think, “I’ve got to have that!” Only now, your “have tos” can be good for you.

Move along. Decide which ones are your favourites. If you just do it, you’ll be surprised how much of an effect a seemingly simple thing can have in helping you eat healthy.