Energy IN and Energy Out!

CONFUSED WHERE TO START!?!?!

Soooo... now that we have made the commitment to a healthy lifestyle... HOW DO WE START!?!

Ok.. don't freak out, I got you covered. Of course there are a number of needs that must be fulfilled in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle such as your spiritual and emotional need, today I am going to focus on physical needs.  To break that down more, I am going to talk about what you eat (energy you take in) and daily exercise routines (energy you put out).

Energy IN

The first step to managing your weight and feeling good is putting the right nutrients and calories into your body.  I believe it was my mom who once said to me, "You have to put the right kind of fuel in the tank to get where you want to go." She's a smart lady.  So when you go to the grocery store here is a fantastic tip that I truly believe can make an immediate impact.

**Spend most of your time at the grocery store in the perimeter. **

This small tip will immediately help you to minimize the amounts of high sodium high fat, basically fake foods.  You will find all your fresh produce, cold refrigerated foods on the lovely perimeter. Anything that you can eat that is freshly grown will benefit you in the long run.  If you don't have a bunch of read-to-eat food in your cabinets, you will be forced to cook something fresh!

  Soo... TRY THIS!

Energy OUT

When you starting intaking the foods saturated with the nutrients your body craves you will inherently feel you have more energy to give.  

Quick Tip:

**If your energy IN is outweighing the energy OUT, you will gain weight.** 

If for instance, you know that you aren't going to have time to work out or do your daily walk, recognize that it would be smart to eat accordingly.  We don't always have time to go to the gym or get a 45 minute work out in at home... that DOESN'T mean that we have to GAIN weight.  Again, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a learning process.  Take note of your body's desires and 

make the changes you need.

**Put these two tips into action and we are already on our way to our very BEST self!