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April 2, 2013

Take These 20 Baby Steps Toward Better Health…Without Feeling Deprived

Published in: Cravings, Health, Nutrition, Overeating, Walking

A little at a time...can add up to a lot. Photos.com
A little at a time…can add up to a lot.
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We all want to be healthy when it comes to our food but the idea of eating like rabbits or having to stay away from restaurants has obviously can put a lot of people off. But that is a very extreme way of thinking and can potentially do emotional damage. There are plenty of things you can do to be more mindful of your health, none of which meaning you have to drastically change your diet. And you can still eat out at your favourite restaurant downtown Charlottesville has if you so desire.

Here are 20 baby steps to be more mindful of your health and develop a more positive attitude to food.

  1. Eat half your dessert
  2. Eat off smaller plates
  3. Snack on fruits & veggies
  4. Ask for salad dressing on the side
  5. Swap fries for a green salad
  6. Increase your fiber
  7. If you sit a lot, get up and move about once an hour
  8. Skip seconds
  9. Drink water before a meal
  10. Don’t snack late at night
  11. Order your latte with skim milk
  12. Chew your food slowly
  13. Don’t eat snacks directly from the bag – portion out a serving
  14. Stop eating before you’re full
  15. Take the stairs instead of the elevator
  16. Eat before you get too hungry
  17. Eat before you go food shopping
  18. Eat sweets in small amounts
  19. When you eat out, ask the server to put half your entree into a doggie bag if you feel there’s too much.
  20. Snack on low-fat or fat-free yogurt (with a few nuts sprinkled in)

Forgive me if these sound obvious…they might be. But then again, sometimes the things closest to us are the ones we fail to see.

 

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  1. Alexandra says

    April 3, 2013 at 8:47 am

    I’ve heard the “chew food slowly” advice is important and I tend to forget that. I also never think to drink water before a meal. Thanks for these reminders.

    • SherylK says

      April 3, 2013 at 3:57 pm

      You’re so welcome. Always good to have reminders – there’s so much information floating around out there, it’s easy to forget!

  2. Roxanne says

    April 3, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Oh, sure. Put the dessert tip first. ;o)

    • SherylK says

      April 3, 2013 at 3:58 pm

      No, Roxanne, that would be EAT dessert first 🙂

  3. Alisa Bowman says

    April 3, 2013 at 11:42 am

    I always need a reminder about the dressing on the side. I used to ask for it that way all the time, and now I’m in the bad habit of not asking. It makes a big difference.

    • SherylK says

      April 3, 2013 at 3:59 pm

      It does make a big difference. You use so much less when you ask for the dressing on the side. It’s scary how much they pour onto the greens; most salads are soaked with dressing, which is so unnecessary, I think.

  4. Rosalba Gordon says

    April 3, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Thanks for the reminder, I have to copy it and have with me all the time then I won’t have any excuse.

  5. Kerry says

    April 4, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    I like that reminder to get up and move around once an hour, too. I take long walks of six or seven miles several times a week, but then when I’m writing I do not always think to get up from my desk and walk around that often. great idea!

    • SherylK says

      April 8, 2013 at 1:25 pm

      I’m about to go on one of those long walks right after I’m finished commenting on these great comments.

  6. merr says

    April 4, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    Number 7 is a winner. So simple, so easy, so smart to do this.

  7. Jane Boursaw says

    April 4, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    Great advice. Here’s mine: Walk every day, no matter how long or short. Five days and counting here! And the thing is, even when I think I’m just going to walk down the driveway and back, so far I always end up going further. This afternoon, I was going to jaunt back into the woods a little ways, but ended up going up a big hill, which turned into a great workout.

    • SherylK says

      April 8, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      So glad to hear that, Jane! And now that the weather is warming up, walking got even better 🙂

  8. Living Large says

    April 8, 2013 at 11:50 am

    We’ve started snacking or having fruit as dessert at night, it does make a difference!

    • SherylK says

      April 8, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      Excellent! I like fruit for dessert, too. Of course I like cookies…but fruit can sometimes be a nice, sweet (almost) substitute.

  9. MyKidsEatSquid says

    April 12, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    Here’s another idea, at home I’ll walk from one room to the next doing walking lunges. Just one way to sneak in a little more exercise.

    • SherylK says

      April 14, 2013 at 8:49 am

      Great one! Thanks. I’m going to start doing this (might look strange when others are around, but I don’t care 🙂

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