I have had this requested
so many times. People saying there is so much information out there I don't know
where to start
I don't know how to sift through it all and you're absolutely right. It's a whole
other world to be thrown into and can be intimidating which makes it easy to
just remove yourself and decide that you don't want to be a part of it. But you do
want to be a part of it and I want you to be a part of it. So here are five
basic tips for how to get started with the lifestyle if it's something that's
brand new to you. First step
toss the junk food. Most people know junk food is bad for you but not everyone
realizes what junk food entails. We're gonna talk about that throughout the series but
pretty much we want to wain off of those foods that require a package. It's not
just about calories, fat, carbs, etc it's about ingredients. Which leads me to the
second part of the first point, 1B I guess, and that is to focus on whole foods.
The more whole foods you can get the better.
These items should not require a package. Start to think about food as fuel. Where
did your food come from? What is it doing for your body? Meal prepping can be
a great way to get a handle on foods and I have an entire eBook that will teach
basics to specifics if you're interested. Next, try not to make excuses. A classic is
"these chips are made with vegetables so it's really a vegetable" but that's
actually an excuse for "this is a chip". This is a really hard one especially at
first because sometimes we don't know what our excuses are until we become
educated enough to recognize. I used to make these excuses too and thumbs up if
you have ever made an excuse. You're normal! When you come from a diet on mostly processed foods
you don't really realize how many processed foods you eat which most of us do or did which is
why focusing on whole foods is so important.
Drink water. One of the biggest setbacks with nutrition for many people are
beverages. Whether it's a coke or a "healthy smoothie" which maybe isn't
actually as healthy as you think. We're really better off drinking water and
turning to whole foods for our fruit sources. Or how about infused waters for flavor or tea?
Educate yourself honestly. There is so much information flying around it's easy to
hear something that kind of makes sense and just roll with it. Instead try to read books that share lifestyles
different than your own, watch channels, read blogs, read articles, whatever and learn as much
as you can about everything rather than just the most obvious things the media
wants you to think so that you are able to make educated decisions for yourself.
That being said always check your sources. Just because the book is written
by a doctor doesn't mean it's 100% accurate or is right for you and just
because a blogger isn't a certified nutritionist doesn't mean that they
don't have important information to share that they've learned from their
own journey. And finally mentality. So much of your success is mental.
Are you going into this thinking that it's temporary or permanent? When this
becomes an active lifestyle change it's so much more achievable and motivating.
If this is temporary we're thinking ok I'll eat some veggies now and then I'll go back to
eating daily cookies. It doesn't work that way. It isn't sustainable. Really
think about this as being a long term change and if you don't deep in your core
wanna make this change it isn't going to last and that goes hand in hand with the
idea that you can make all the changes you want at once.
Start small and set small short-term goals. And for those of you wanting a
little bit of help with that I'm going to host a challenge each week in this
series and the first one will be announced tomorrow. I am doing it with
you and I'm hoping we can all do them together. If you have any additional
ideas or tips for getting started or if any of these really resonated with you
please share below in the comments.
This is a community and I want us to learn from each other.
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