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Getting Back on Track - Choices
in Eating Healthy after Baby
by Susanne Meyers
Getting Back On Track
No matter how hard we try to stick to a healthy lifestyle,
sooner or later we all trip and start eating some junk food,
or skip our exercise program for a few days. It happens, so
don’t beat yourself up about it. At the same time you want
to make sure you get back on track as soon as possible.
After all, you don’t want to get too comfortable where you
are. Hers are some tips to help you get back into a routine
that includes healthy eating and daily exercise.
Don’t Beat Yourself Up
The most important thing when you fall off the healthy
eating wagon is to not beat yourself up about it. Sure, it
wasn’t what you had planned, but we all give in to cravings
sometimes. Forgive yourself for it and move on.
If you don’t you’ll get into a vicious cycle of feeling
guilty, which gets you depressed, which makes you eat.
Because you eat even more junk food to ease the pain from
feeling guilty, you get yourself in even deeper. Before you
know it, you’ll just give up yet again and slip back into
your old eating habits. Don’t let this happen again, forgive
yourself for slipping and then…
Get Started Again
Get right back into your healthy eating routine. Don’t allow
yourself to give up. Fix a yummy salad, snack on some fruit
or fix some grilled chicken and vegetables for dinner. If
you are subscribed to the
Healthy Menu Mailer, prepare the dinner on the menu
tonight. The sooner you get back into your healthy eating
habits after overindulging, the better. Your blood sugar
will normalize, avoiding additional sugar spikes that could
result in more cravings. It also helps to drink plenty of
water if you feel like more of the foods that you really
shouldn’t be eating. Distract yourself, if those bags of
chips or the pie in the fridge are still calling you.
Keep a Log or Journal
You may also want to start a food and exercise log or
journal. This doesn’t have to be anything complicated. A
simple spiral-bound notebook will do. Write down what and
how much you ate every day, how many glasses of water you
drank and how much you exercised. A weight loss journal is
great way to create accountability. Because you know you
will have to write down that bowl of ice cream you’re
thinking of eating, you will skip it and pick up some frozen
grapes or some fresh berries instead. Your journal can also
be a big motivator. When you feel like giving up, review it
and look at how much progress you have made in the past
weeks.
Take these tips to heart when you do slip and get back on
track with your healthy eating habits and weight loss
efforts as soon as possible. A healthy menu planner like
Healthy Menu Mailer can help you stay on track with your
healthy eating.
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