Oasis 4 Life

Eating Healthy

**Thefollowing information has been compiled from

my own experiences, my reading, and studying as a

Personal Trainer and Holistic Life Coach.**

Fresh is best. Try to eat fresh fruits and vegetables and often as possible.

If you cannot use fresh ingredients, frozen is your next best option.

More is less. Try eating smaller meals more often throughout the day.

This can be challenging so start by slowly reducing the portions of your

meals. It will get easier to eat less food each meal, but more meals over

time.

Appreciate your food. Try slowly decreasing intake of salt and other

excessive seasonings. Learn to appreciate the taste of your foods without

masking them with excessive flavors and dressings.

Build your own program. Instead of focusing on all the different

adviceon how to build your diet (food diagrams, fad diets, etc.) make sure

you vary your foods daily. Try all the different colors in the vegetable and

fruit groups. Everything standard does not work for everybody. Discover

the healthy foods that you enjoy and give you satisfaction.

Enjoy your food! If you take the time when eating to truly enjoy the

food, you are more likely to be satisfied and not over eat. Take the time

between bites to savor the flavor and chew the food.

Plan your meals. Take the time to plan your meals and snacks for a week

at a time. If you know ahead of time what you are eating it makes it easier

to stick to your healthy eating habits and achieve your goals. I have found

that when I am in a crunch and do not have any idea what I have in the

kitchen this is when I fall to junk food or other less desirable eating habits.

Get help and support. Invite your friends and family to go on your

healthy eating journey with you. This will help everyone to stay motivated

and achieve desired goals so much easier than trying to go through alone.

Set reasonable goals. Do not expect to change yourself or your eating

habitsovernight. Write out a 4-6 week plan and outline small changes to

focus on each week. If you have not met your goal each week do not get

discouraged, just refocus your energy on accomplishing that goal. You may

also need to reevaluate the goal to make sure it is reasonable to accomplish

in the period you have given yourself.

Love yourself!! It does not matter how drasticly you change your eating

habitsor anything else about yourself if you do not first love and accept

yourself you will not be satisfied with any change you experience. Accept

and celebrate who you already are and then began working on making

changes to be a healthier version of yourself.

**Always consult your physician before starting any exercise regimen if you

have any serious conditions or illnesses. This information does not take the

place of your physician's advice or opinions**