Monday, May 20, 2013

Some Tips for Healthy Nutrition and Diet

Your body will be much better if you introduce changes gradually. Increase the amount of physical activity little by little, day by day. The same about nutrition: introduce new eating habits gradually, so that complete change of a diet won’t be a shock for your body.
If you decided to lose some weight the most important thing you should remember is that crash diets and bursts of exercise would be unnecessary and even dangerous distress for your body. You don’t need to either starve or exercise till complete exhaustion.

Tip #1: make a plan.

Make lists of exercises you’ll practice and food you’ll eat, exclude some products and/or alcohol, and keep to the list.
Make a plan for each week for a couple of months, and then keep a daily diary to tell about everything you do and anything you eat. A diary will help you notice your mistakes, and with the help of an on-line blog you will probably find like-minded people, support and helpful advice.

Tip #2: reduce calorie intake gradually.

Calories are the main reason why so many people are overweight. But cutting out completely the intake of calories isn’t a good idea. Crash diets (daily nutrition value less than 1500 calories) are both ineffective and harmful, they often don’t help people lose weight but vice versa can lead to even more serious problems with weight and health in general.
Cakes, sweets are the worst enemies of your waistline. But that doesn’t mean that from now you mustn’t eat them at all. It means that their consumption should be less by 300-500 calories each day, which leads to a loss about one or two pounds per week. Don’t be afraid that it’s too slow: with small steps you’ll walk much further.

Tip #3: switch to a plant-based diet.

We consume fats, the main source of calories, with fatty foods. Switching to reduced consumption of fatty foods and increased consumption of fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain is a great step on the road to a slim figure.