Healthy Ways

Myth #1: It takes only two weeks to get back to the stage where you were before.

Sorry, it will take sometimes twice as long to lose the weight than to gain it. A healthy weight loss is not more than between one to two pounds per week. Anything more than this will be gained back over time and likely have a negative effect on your cardiovascular system.

Myth #2: I can eat whatever I want as long I eat small portions.

Our body needs nutrients to function and 100 percent-processed foods do not give you those nutrients. You need to know which foods you need to increase and which foods you need to stay away from. Too little food overall puts your body into starvation mode. Find a way to eat so that you feel satisfied, but listen to your body to know when enough is enough.

Myth #3: I can just focus on nutrition and not on exercise.

You’ll lose fat and muscle. In short, you’ll have not developed your body into a lean-looking appearance. Exercise needs to be a part of it.

Solutions to Implement

Solution #1: Increase your dead, processed foods with living foods.

No, I don’t mean live fish or snails. Rather, I refer to greens, such as mesclun salad, or peppers such as green, yellow, or orange, or nuts such as almonds, sunflower seeds, or cashews.

Solution #2: Increase your protein with less saturated fat.

All right, enough with the steak. Steak has about 30 to 40 percent fats, while chicken has four to five percent, and with the skin about 11 percent. Fish varies, but you’ll cover your Omega-3s as well. Replace your inefficient protein with protein that has the most benefits.

Solution #3: Yes, bread-no bread; yes, rice-no rice; or yes, pasta-no pasta?

Very simply, grains need to be unprocessed and as close as possible to the earth. Hence, yes to bread if it is wholegrain bread. Yes to rice if it is brown rice, Yes to pasta if it is whole-wheat pasta. Still, don’t get overboard. The amount is important as well.

Be in control and set out to accomplish the goals that you have given yourself. And remember, you have the right to take care of yourself.