“Abs are made in the kitchen.” “You can’t out train a bad diet.” These and other quotes like them are punches in the gut (see what I did there??) I think they sting so much because I know they are true. But knowing it is true and living into that truth are completely different things.
In this week’s blog, we offer 3 tips on healthy eating.
~By Nikki
Find your fit. Hang out at a gym for any amount of time and you’ll get all kinds of recommendations about different diets. Some popular diets these days include keto, counting macros, intermittent fasting, and juicing. And, for each of these diets, you’ll find people who swear by them and have had great success. What we have found is that you have to find the strategy that works for you, which means something that you can sustain. You are looking to make a lifestyle change—to develop healthy eating habits and a healthy relationship with foods—that you can sustain over the long haul. So, do your research and find the strategy that best fits you.
Make a plan. Once you know what health eating strategy fits your life, you need to plan. And what we are really talking about here is meal prepping. It is easy to get off track if you come home from work or the gym hungry and there are no healthy options ready for you in the frig. So, plan out your meals and snacks for the week. Shop for the food that you’ll need. And then prep those meals and snacks. It takes time, but it is an investment in you and it is worth it. If meal planning and shopping is not your thing, there are services out there that will do it for you. Personally, we’d recommend Prep Done Bright. Both Coach Erin and I use Prep Done Bright on the regular and love the quality, taste, and convenience.
Watch your proportions. As you are making your meals, whether on the fly or hopefully in advance, you’ll want to measure your food. Research shows that we tend to underestimate how much we put on our plates. (I have a special gift in convincing myself that a full bowl of ice cream is really only a ½ cup.) But a food scale doesn’t lie. You can pick up a basic food scale and any box store for under $25, and if used (!) it can really help control your proportions—which, at the end of the day, is the key to any weight loss.
