How do you eat healthy?

SharmelleOlson

Many believe that optimal health is a balance of mind, body and spirit. An essential part of maintaining your body is deciding what kind of food to put into it. So how do you eat healthy? What kinds of food do you value enough to fuel the temple that is your body?

monicalosesweight

I'm actually treating my temple to a totally gluten free diet. It seems to like it.

MaryJane_8810002

I just gave up soda. Diet sodas always made me hungrier Plus they are bad for your teeth and bones.

TheVimFuego

All kinds of meat, fish, veggies (leafy especially), eggs and some fruit rock my world.

Cheese too at the moment but I might give eliminating this for a while a go.

As close to natural as I can get.

No grains (whole or otherwise) or legumes for me. From either a fat loss perspective or general health.

I regularly wreck this pristine plan by consuming much red wine.

Hey, it's a life to be lived, right?

SWilkins75

I don't eat "healthy" but I try staying under my 1500 calorie 150 carb goals daily.

SharmelleOlson

Thank you everyone!

melissaw78

I started all this by pretty much just making one change at a time and giving that a few weeks to basically become a habit.

I started by cutting my sugary drinks by about 95%, changing over to water. I was drinking about 24oz of soda or kool-aid a day.

Then I started exercising about 5 days a week, mostly just walking.

Next, I didn't really cut any foods out, but added at least one fruit and/or vegetable to every meal.

sineadramsay

sounds like a good way to go melissa, rather than just radically changing everything at once

Rylansmommy12

I just gave up soda. Diet sodas always made me hungrier Plus they are bad for your teeth and bones.

This!

kiachu

I'm not much of a food nazi. But I try to eat whole fresh foods as much. But don't come between me and my coke zero...

jdholland5508

Equal parts chicken and bacardi. Not mixed though I'm not a savage.

magj0y

I keep salady stuff, low-cal lunchy stuff and when I buy snacks for the other people here, I buy what I don't like.
There are several healthy meals I love, like chicken Caesar wraps, so I keep these options around.
I don't buy processed foods I like too often!
When I crave a cheeseburger, I go all out and do it right. Otherwise I'm going to want another one! The cheeseburger I for myself at home is about 650 cals. A mcD's double 1/4 lber it wayyy over that, and I'm satisfied and happy to eat a salad next to it and don't crave one for several weeks.

If I take the kids out with me and we'll need to eat somewhere for lunch, I try and do it at a food court so I can hit up subway. Not exactly healthy, but better options than McD's.

SharmelleOlson

Thanks again, everyone!

CRody44

No processed foods (sugar, bread, pasta, any packaged food industrial oils) substituted with fresh farmers market fruits and veggies, 50+- cards a day.