So, you want to be healthy. What good can come out of it? You can live longer, have more energy, and just feel better about yourself, period. Want your skin to glow? Ok well, find a guy, go to the beach and tan... but most importantly, eat well. I know you hear this over and over again. But, it's hard! It's painful to resist those lasagnas, pizzas, hot pockets and that "once in a while" panda express or rubio's. However, we are women ! We can do anything. Put your mind to it, and results will appear in the blink of an eye.
Ok. So #1:eat a medium sized breakfast. Have a banana with some low-fat Greek yoghurt or throw in raisins into some plain oatmeal. Banana's reduce depression, they're high in iron and potassium, they help with morning sickness and for those trying to give up smoking... go to http://bananasweb.com/bananas/Health+Benefits+of+Bananas to read more. Low-fat Greek yoghurt is higher in protein and lower in carbs, plus, it's creamy and thick and tastes amazing with fruit! Raisins are a great source of iron and are great for women who are on that time of the month... Oatmeal is fiberfiberfiber. Oatmeal/fiber is good because it not only fights cancers, reduces cholesterol, and provides plenty of nutrients, but it keeps you full for a while so you don't have to keep secretly munching on Chex Mix or those deadly Doritos we all love. I know you've heard before that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it should be a big one... however, your body is just waking up and is not in the mood for digesting. Just like us- you know we just love to wake up at 6am to go to work!
#2: Uh oh. It's around 10am, and you're stomach's starting to rumble. You can't be hungry now, it's not even lunch time! Don't worry, this is normal.
Just stay away from vending machine snacks and those packaged goodies that are so hard to stay away from. You can do it! Buy plain, unsalted almonds. A great snack, though a bit tasteless... but you'll get used to them after a while. Almonds reduce your weight and lower the risk of heart disease in cancer! Great snack. Or... if you're not the greatest fan of nuts, bake a sweet potato. This could literally be one of the healthiest foods on Earth! It has a lot of vitamins A and C (anitoxidants!), plenty of fiber, good for diabetics and prevents cancer. Plus, it's delicious.
#3: Lunch break! Your friend's head to Subway or just some fast food place to pick up a quick bite before work starts again. Follow, but bring your own healthy lunch. Or go to a market nearby and pick up an orange and grape/cherry tomatoes (citrus fruit are amazingly healthy and help you lose weight!!!), and possibly a tofu, brown rice, or spinach dish. Tofu is just healthy, period. However, ladies, don't feed your husbands too much! It's a source of estrogen and we don't want our guys to lose their macho! Brown rice with barley, flaxseed and wheat germ in it is probably one of the healthiest dishes ever and should be eaten a couple times a week. Look online for recipes! There's just countless vitamins and minerals there.
#4: It's 4-5pm. Crap, you're hungry again. Another snack? No ! Eat your dinner anytime from around 4.30 to 6pm! The earlier the better- gives your stomach more time to digest and keeps you skinnier! What's for dinner tonight? Well, if you missed that serving of brown rice, cook it now! Fish complements rice well. However there are fish you need to stay away from since they are endangered (e.g.
salmon :'( sadly). Cook some bok choy (chinese spinach cabbage stuff), or some broccoli (which is full of potassium, is fiber-rich, and has endless nutrients), some squash, watercress, onions, shellfish, tomatoes... and you can add taste to any of these with herbs or ginger (which can soothe your throat, calm nausea, relieve an upset stomach, alleviate allergy symptoms, etc).
#5: So if you're like me, and after dinner you just have the feeling that you're not complete, you know what you're missing. Dessert ! Don't go down the frozen isle at your supermarket and splurge on ice cream or Oreos or any snack like that. Don't do it! For dessert, throw ice, milk/yoghurt, and a couple of fruits of your choice (preferably papaya, citrus fruit, blueberries, raspberries, bananas, cantalope, figs, and kiwis cause they're the most healthiest) and blend! Don't add sugar, fruit has enough already. If you absolutely HAVE to, add a dash of honey. Just a dash! Or just eat fruit plain.
Ok, so your day is complete. It was heart-breaking to give up those crackers and orange chicken and burritos, but it's worth it. Food is only a temporary best friend. It may make you feel great for 5 minutes, but after you will feel guilty. That is, if it's unhealthy food. Healthy food on the other hand, is good friend in your mouth, and throughout your body. It's a long-term best friend, giving you a healthy life AND a nice, fit body (if you add in those crunches and jogs into your daily routine). We women are strong. We can do anything if we set our minds to it. We can rule the world with our flat stomachs, lean, fit legs, glowing skin, and that dash of excitement in each step we take. The next time your hand reaches for one of those frozen dinners, or the phone for fast food delivery, stop yourself. Even if it's just one time, it will hurt you. I know you might think it won't, but afterwards, you will start craving for it and it will get harder and harder to pull your hand away. As Obama, Nike and your parents have said... "You can do it! Yes we can! Just do it!"
By the way/P.S./WAIT ! Remember this: Never eat artery crust. What's that? The crust from chicken pot pie. Never eat canned soup. It's kinda like drinking a can of salt+preservatives+a bunch of other bad things. And stay away from ice cream, the Cheesecake Factory, and cinnamon rolls. Just stay away. They're monsters. Ok, I knoe we love movie nights. But, you don't need popcorn. If you absolutely have to though, have No butter and No salt. Ok and Starbucks frappuccino's literally have over 500 calories and 15 grams of saturated fat. The whipping cream has 6-11grams of fat alone! Evil Coldstone ice cream has 1,600 calories and 42 grams of saturated fat. That will literally kill you.
Ok ! I hope I've scared you enough! Have a happy, glowing life:)
Oh and if anybody has something to add, comment on, or change, please comment !! Thanks! :)
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