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!

LETS BEGIN!

One thing that I want to help give my readers is a consistent healthy lifestyle.  I wish for them a vocabulary free of words like diets and revolving trending fad brands. Research shows that 50% of goals set are lost within 6 months of setting them on New Years day.  Why is this?? ... Because no matter what kind of "diet" you are on the moment you stop it and revert back to your previous lifestyle you will gain the weight right back.  A diet is a temporary solution to look and feel better.  Committing to a healthy lifestyle will not only help you manage your weight but feel good because you are finally receiving all the nutrients your body is craving.

So to fresh up on what your plate should look like:

 

PLLLEAASSEEE do not think that for ONE second that by committing to a healthy lifestyle you can not eat cake, ice cream, chips, fries, chocolate etc. If you believe that, then you will never sustain the weight you desire.  Understand this one tip and remind yourself of this consistently: I CAN EAT SNACK FOODS, JUST NOT ALL THE TIME! Sometimes when people diet they think they can't eat anything with sugar, fat or carbs and that is such an easy way to break down.  I will help teach you how to build a personal strategy.  For example if you are going out to dinner with your friends at night, make it a point to eat a healthy breakfast and lunch. Throughout this blog you will learn about yourself, your desires, your strengths and weaknesses.  This will help you predict your eating pattern and how to strategize your meal plan and workout accordingly.  I know this sounds like a lot of time and energy but once you know yourself it will be no harder than breathing.

 SOOOOOO........

My NEW YEARS RESOLUTION for YOU Is: To truly learn about yourself as a consumer of foods/producer of energy and create and sustain a strategy for a healthy lifestyle that works for you.

ARE YOU ON BOARD ??? Make the commitment for life!