Last week I shared about the importance of tracking and while I think it is an amazing and insightful tool that everyone should at least try, I also know its not for everyone.
If you don’t like to track, and don’t want to count calories, macros, points, etc…. weight loss may be a bit more challenging but it doesn’t have to be impossible.
𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥…
I like to call them healthy eating guidelines. And honestly even if you are tracking, it can be useful to set some of these in place for yourself as well.
Pick a few that work for you and create your own set of eating guidelines.
Here are some of my faves:
- Make at least half your plate vegetables at as many meals as possible
- Include a protein source with every meal/snack
- Drink half of your body weight in ounces of water each day
- Stick to 3 square meals and 1-2 small snacks if needed
- Only eat while sitting down and without distractions
- Always put whatever you’re eating on a plate
- Check in on physical hunger before every meal or snack
- Drink a glass of water before any meal or snack
And here are some of my favorite questions to ask yourself when coming up with these guidelines:
- How do I want to feel before I start to eat a meal or snack? Both physically and mentally
- How do I want to feel after I complete a meal or snack? Both physically and mentally
- What foods do you digest the best?
- What foods would you like to include to keep your body healthy?
- What foods do you find filling and satisfying?
- What do you want your meal time routines to look like?
- What does physical hunger feel like for you?
- About where would you like to be on the hunger/fullness scale before and after your meals?
Come up with your own set of healthy eating guidelines and you have the perfect “diet” just for you. No counting required.
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬?
