There’s something I want to talk about & I know someone needs to hear this.
If you are eating high calorie, processed or sugary foods everyday. First I want to say these foods are not “bad”.
They’re bad because you’re eating it every single day.
So you need a well balanced diet right? Ok well how do you do that? You probably think “I need to make some changes, I’m gonna take it out completely” then what happens? You take out the food that you’re familiar with and then you don’t know what to eat so you eat protein shakes and salads for a few days and realize this is not fun. So you go back to what you’re use to.
If this sounds like you, I want to give you a tip when you’re trying to make some changes and you don’t know where to start.
Instead of completely eliminating foods from your diet, try REPLACING it for something else. I’ve seen & heard this happen so many times, I client will tell me “I stopped eating bread, soda, tortillas, beans, rice” and I’m just like “ok so what ARE you eating” and based off their answer I can tell they were just doing what they thought was best. I’ll even hear people say “I’ve lost 5 pounds!” Which of course that’s a good thing when that’s what your goal was in the first place. But let me tell you, OF COURSE you were going to lose weight you took out a bunch of food from your diet. That’s gonna happen because now you’re at a deficit. But what happens next? That’s the part I want to help more people with. By taking out all that food and not replacing it with anything, it’s only going to last so long before you fall back into the same habits you were doing before you took all this food out. And then you’re left thinking “eating healthy just isn’t for me”
Ive said this before but we all know we need to eat healthy. But if you don’t go about it in a healthy sustainable way, it doesn’t matter how much you KNOW you need to eat healthy you’re never gonna stick to it or want to do it.
So here’s what I’ve been doing recently that’s really helped how I feel. Without taking OUT food from my diet.
Do I like soda? Yes it tastes good. But I don’t drink it everyday. I save it for when I REALLY want it with tacos from a stand or something. So what do I replace it with in my day to day diet? I’ll have a sparking ice. Ingredients are good, calories are better if I want it more often like at dinner and they give you that same bubbly yummy taste. Fun fact, grapefruit taste like Squirt, lemon lime taste like Sprite and the apple one taste like Manzanita. Now you’ve replaced something that you ENJOY cause there’s nothing wrong with soda (yes I know there’s a ton of sugar in soda) but now you’re not drinking it every single day. So whenever you do have a soda guess what, nothings going to happen to you because you have a well balanced diet 80-90% of the time. It doesn’t have to be perfect 24/7, whatever that means honestly lol but you do need to make some replacements so you’re not always starving yourself and going back and forth from old habits.
Another example is pasta. I recently switched to gluten free pasta because it sits in my stomach better & i can digest it easier. When the food you eat serves your body it’s amazing how it affects the physical appearance. You won’t feel as bloated or inflamed. who doesn’t love pasta? So again, foods you love just finding better ingredients and healthier alternatives.
There are so many other examples, but I just wanted to give you my example with Soda & pasta. If you are done feeling tired all the time… no energy, headaches, feeling fatigued, wondering what in the world should I be eating!? let’s work together. If you are ready, i am prepared to help you. I’m here for you! Invest in your health. It’s worth it, I absolutely guarantee it. You shouldn’t have to be stressed about food all the time. There IS a better way.
I coach a healthy habits group every Monday, helping people reset their gut health and work towards their goals. It’s 30 days of committing to learning what serves your body best.
Life is already crazy with things we can’t control. Let’s focus on what we can control. OUR HEALTH.
