Diets and Nutrition
How to Improve Your Eating Habits
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Kiwilimón - 2019-01-16T13:03:27.496702Z
Improving your eating habits is much easier than some people think. Follow these six steps and you'll see how easy it is to gradually change your way of eating.Keep a food diary. Start by writing down everything you eat: from breakfast, snacks, and drinks to dinner. But not only that. Also, jot down the emotion or feeling you had while eating something. For example: in the morning, you might say you were in a hurry while having your cup of coffee, or that you felt some anxiety when eating a bag of chips before lunchtime.Identify the main problems in your diet. Once you have recorded your eating activity for several days, you can start studying your behavior. This is a very simple way to recognize negative patterns in your diet. Perhaps you are not aware that your job is stressing you out and that is why you are overeating, or that there is a particular situation in your personal life that is causing you anxiety and makes you eat more than you should.Set realistic goals. To change something in your life, you need to feel motivated. This motivation comes when the goals are challenging but achievable. In other words: don't try to make changes so small that they could be considered insignificant, nor try to revolutionize your entire way of living in just a few days. Look for midpoints so you can effectively improve your eating habits.Stick to your plan. When trying to make adjustments in your lifestyle, especially in your eating habits, it is necessary not to think about exceptions, especially at the beginning of the process. This means that if you have decided to have breakfast every day, this rule applies from Monday to Sunday, including your busiest day of the week. In addition to discipline, you will need a lot of order to change your habits.Don't starve yourself or go thirsty. Many people believe that the best thing they can do to lose weight is to undergo long periods of fasting, but guess what? This can be counterproductive. Another thing that can also affect your process of changing eating habits is the lack of fluids. As a recommendation, try to eat every four hours and drink at least two liters of natural water a day.Learn to eat everything. To maintain a balanced diet, it is necessary to eat a variety of foods. This includes vegetables, fruits, meat, dairy, fish, etc. Unless you cannot eat certain things for health reasons or other issues, we recommend expanding the range of ingredients in your kitchen.You don't have to make big sacrifices to change your eating habits. You just need a lot of discipline and order. Organize your weekly menu with these recipes:Caldo Tlalpeño Chilaquiles in green sauce Chicken Tinga Green Apple and Lettuce Salad