Are you stuck on the treadmill of terrible eating habits with no hope of ever getting off? Don't fret. There are some very sneaky (yet fixable) reasons behind why you choose to eat what you eat (and when you eat it). We cant blame it on the ubiquitous convenience stores or fast food drive-through restaurants that line every major street from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles. Nor can we blame the poor vending machine at the office.
Lets take a moment to uncover the real reasons behind your daily unhealthy eating patterns. Once you become aware of your naughty food tendenciesyou're in a better position able to deal with them.
Here are seven reasons people make unhealthy snack and meal choices.
1. Convenience Time (or lack there of) is one of the primary contributors to bad meal and snack choices. The fix here is to plan ahead. Keep nuts and dried fruit in your car and in your desk. Buy whole-grain protein bars and keep them handy too. Or purchase fresh frozen meals for your work day or when you have a long day of errands. To prepare, just hop into an establishment with a microwave like a Circle K or other store and heat your healthy meal.
2. Knowledge People already know that they need to eat better, but many dont know exactly what they should be eating. A fat reducing overview can help you establish a clear summarize of what you require to focus on to accomplish your fat reduction target if you're a beginner; or serve as a reminder for the ones who are at an advanced or more advance level of their weightloss plan. Applying are seven steps that can serve as methods for your special weight loss system. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not exactly the same thing. Many weight loss programs have tricked people into believing that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss programs only work by resulting in a person's body to lose more muscle tissue and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. Food labels can be misleading. Just because something says its fat-free doesnt mean that its healthy. Most food manufacturers add extra sugar or salt to compensate for the lower amounts of fat. Be mindful of food labels. Look at the nutrition label and peep out the amount of fat, sugar and carbs per serving.
3. Habits- Most people adopt the eating and shopping habits of their parents or caretakers. Heres a 30-Day Healthy Eating Challenge Grocery List to help you change your grocery shopping habits. Old habits dont have to die hard, when youre equipped with the right resources.
Another element of the habit factor is automatic eating-- which is simply eating a particular type of food in association with a certain activity. For example, you always order a large drink and large popcorn every time you catch a movie, you always have a Hershey bar with almonds at 3 pm, you always have 3 beers when you get home from work or you always eat every fattening side dish at grandmas Thanksgiving dinner. You get the idea.
The best way to change these automatic (and habitual) eating patterns is to become aware of them. Then decide to tweak your approach to the situation. Instead of having a Hershey bar at three oclock, go outside and take a walk or have an orange.
4. Cost Many people believe that eating healthy requires spending lots of money on specialty health foods. That is not the case. If you stick with whole foods (grains, veggies and proteins)you can actually save money on your grocery bill! (see shopping list from 3)
5. Taste Krispy Kreme donuts, macaroni and cheese and pizza are tremendously tasty, but the flavor isnt worth the extra poundage in the midsection. There are many ways you can add flavor to foods without adding lots of calories, fat, sodium or sugar. There are also food swaps you can make that are better for you without sacrificing flavor (i.e. use rice, almond or soy milk instead of cows milk)
6. Stress- When youre lonely, bored or stressed, it can be comforting to grab the nearest salty, sweet or fattening food or snackwhich only increases the size of existing muffin tops or love handles. When you find yourself feeling an emotion thats pushing you toward the kitchen, stop yourself in that moment. Ask yourself, Do I want to eat because Im hungry? If the answer is no, distract yourself by doing something else thats enjoyable. Crank up some music and start dancing, take a nice bath with essential oils for aromatherapy or get over to the beach for a nice long walk! Or have a stick of your favorite gum.
7. Will Most everyone is interested in losing weight, but not everyone is actually willing to make different choices. So, a lack of will power is arguably the number one reason why people continue to make bad food choices. Will power implies discipline. And discipline is nothing more than deliberate, consistent action taken from a place of self love and self respect.
As you begin to become mindful of your eating patterns, youll get new insight behind why you make the choices you make. This new awareness will make it easier for you to develop better habits.
Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around." -Cameron Crowe, from film Vanilla Sky
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