Since food is the fuel to keep our body going it is very important to make wise choices.
Few of my clients can remember what they ate last week or yesterday! One of my clients could not understand why she was gaining so much weight. After she kept a food log she discovered she was eating about 6,000 calories a day! (Normal range is 1,200 to 1,600.)
So please start monitoring yourself with a daily food log. Choose a tablet with lines. On the left side write the date and time you ate. Then write what you ate and your serving size. Be honest with yourself. Nobody is going to see it except you!
I am amazed at how unaware most people are about which nutrients their body needs and how much they should eat. (I was too before my health burnout!) Why don’t they teach nutrition in grade school? We would have healthier adults!
The reason I write and speak about total health is to help others avoid the mistakes I made. It takes a long time to climb back up from a burnout!
Myth: I can eat as much as I want to and work it off tomorrow. I won’t gain weight.
Fact: When our body gets too many calories for a meal it stores them as fat. Our body burns carbs first. It hangs onto fat for future energy. We survived because we stored fat for famines.
Myth: I can eat anything I want to. It’s all calories. It doesn’t make any difference.
Fact: Each food has different vitamins, minerals, fiber and percentages of protein, fat, and carbs.
If we want to be healthy we need to eat a nutrient-rich diet including a variety of foods.
Myth: Fasting will help me lose weight.
Fact: It takes time for the body to switch from burning carbs for energy to burning fat.
Most people don’t know how to fast properly. They don’t hydrated, etc.
Myth: I can follow my appetite and know that my body is getting what it needs.
Fact: When you have food addictions your appetite will lead you astray. Make a healthy meal plan then stick to it with regular meal times too. Soon you will feel much better.
Myth: I eat the same thing every day. It is easier and quicker.
Fact: Eating a limited menu only provides a few of the many nutrients your body needs.
Choose or get help with designing a healthy meal plan, full of a variety of nutrients.
Myth: I don’t like vegetables. I can be healthy by only eating meat, potatoes, gravy, and bread.
Fact: Vegetables contain fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients essential for health.
There are many ways to eat vegetables that make them palatable and enjoyable.
Myth: I can skip meals and that will help me lose weight.
Fact: Skipping meals robs your body of nutrients and energy. You are more likely to carbo-load or binge eat when you are very hungry!
