How I did it: Started slowly...to change my bad eating habits one by one...

Day by day...

1) Increased my water/liquid intake (8-9 cups a day - by the means of having milk, juice, beverages, plainwater & soups)

2) Added more servings of Vegetables - having a variety of choices & colours for throughout  the week would be more motivating as well as beneficial to health (meets minerals, vitamins & all other nutrients requirements as well).

Green - Greeny leafy vegetables, Beans,lettuce
Orange - Carrot, Pumkin, Tomatoes
Red - Beetroot
Yellow - Capsicum, Potatoes
Purple - Purple cabbage
Others - Nuts, Grains & pulses

3) Made it a habit to eat 2 servings of fruits daily
     (started off with my favourite fruits till it became a habit)

4) Reduced the amount of fastfood meals I ate. At the initial stage i had food craving... so i attempted to substitute the Mac/KFC or Pizza meals to SUBWAY sandwiches which is a much healthier choice.

5) Daily calcium intake - Milk, Cheese & Bread

6) Have Breakfast Daily even if its just a slice of bread

7) Lesser coffee

Lessons & tips: Start slowly, one at a time & progress towards a healthier lifestyle

Not necesssary to avoid ur favourite food totally, instead u can have it in a healthier way...
Eg.

Fast food - when ordering ur burger ask for more lettuce or go for healthier choice

Coffee - Decaffinated

Sugary drinks & sodas - reduce the quantity slowly

Eat only want u are hungry

Having 6 small meals would be good
instead of 3 irregular heavy meals

Do not skip ur breakfast due to ur busy worklife

 As the saying goes, " Eat Breakfast Like a King, Eat Lunch like a Richman & Eat Dinner like a beggar"

Finally drink Plenty of water

Keep urself nourished & dehydrated!

Resources: Special Diets may not be necessary if u eat wisely!

Apr 28, 2009, 08:37AM PDT | 0 comments