What are unhealthy eating habits? They are those little sneaky
habits that we are so used to living with that most of the time we don't
even notice. The problem is, unhealthy habits can have a huge impact on
your dieting success, and even keep you from losing weight. How do
recognize unhealthy eating habits and break them? Let's look at a few of
the ways.
Journal
Many doctors or dietary consultants recommend that you keep a food journal. This requires a commitment and some honest evaluation on your part. Write down everything you eat in a 24 hour period, the portion size and the time you ate totaling up your caloric intake at the end of each day.
Do this for one week, take a week between and do it for another week. Do your best to stick with your diet plan and eat properly as directed. Take the two weeks and compare them side by side. This is a great way to identify unhealthy eating habits. Foods you eat that are not on your diet plan, late-night snacks, sweets etc. Learning where your unhealthy routine are sneaking in will help you to break them.
Scale
If you are caught up in unhealthy habits you are probably eating larger portions than you need. Counting calories and weighing food for portion control is a great way to re-train to eat healthy. You may be surprised to learn how much you are overeating when you see what the recommended portion size is on your diet meal plan. If you don't have a scale available use your hand. Diet experts recommend that you keep your portions to the size of what will fit in the palm of your hand, roughly ½ cup per serving. If that seems very small to you, you probably have been overeating and eating portions that are far too large.
Count
This relates back to the journal idea. Break unhealthy eating habits by counting calories. There are calorie counters available online and in book form. Use this resource to plan your daily and weekly menu for healthy eating and regular weight loss. Break unhealthy routine by basing your caloric intake on a 2,000-2,200 calorie per day plan.
After you have done this for several weeks, go back and keep your food journal again for two weeks. You may be shocked to discover that you have replaced poor unhealthy eating habits with good solid nutritional practices, and are on your way to losing excess weight and getting healthy.
Journal
Many doctors or dietary consultants recommend that you keep a food journal. This requires a commitment and some honest evaluation on your part. Write down everything you eat in a 24 hour period, the portion size and the time you ate totaling up your caloric intake at the end of each day.
Do this for one week, take a week between and do it for another week. Do your best to stick with your diet plan and eat properly as directed. Take the two weeks and compare them side by side. This is a great way to identify unhealthy eating habits. Foods you eat that are not on your diet plan, late-night snacks, sweets etc. Learning where your unhealthy routine are sneaking in will help you to break them.
Scale
If you are caught up in unhealthy habits you are probably eating larger portions than you need. Counting calories and weighing food for portion control is a great way to re-train to eat healthy. You may be surprised to learn how much you are overeating when you see what the recommended portion size is on your diet meal plan. If you don't have a scale available use your hand. Diet experts recommend that you keep your portions to the size of what will fit in the palm of your hand, roughly ½ cup per serving. If that seems very small to you, you probably have been overeating and eating portions that are far too large.
Count
This relates back to the journal idea. Break unhealthy eating habits by counting calories. There are calorie counters available online and in book form. Use this resource to plan your daily and weekly menu for healthy eating and regular weight loss. Break unhealthy routine by basing your caloric intake on a 2,000-2,200 calorie per day plan.
After you have done this for several weeks, go back and keep your food journal again for two weeks. You may be shocked to discover that you have replaced poor unhealthy eating habits with good solid nutritional practices, and are on your way to losing excess weight and getting healthy.
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