Begin To Eat Healthier, Get Lighter - Part 2

As you read in the first part of this article, there is always a new diet out there asserting that their “fresh” nutrition plan will help you to lose weight now. Here are the last 2 simple to follow suggestions that will help you to eat healthier and get slimmer and change .

Eat Healthier Step #4 – Don’t Be Late for Dinner

Or any meal really. It takes time for your food to digest and your body needs time to burn calories before you conk out for the night. Pick a time several hours before you hit the hay and don’t eat afterward. I will not eat anything after 8:00 and this gives my body a good 3 hours to digest and burn calories before I go to bed. It can take some forethought to schedule your day beforehand to allow you time to eat dinner early enough, but it will soon be a habit.

Eat Healthier Tip #5 – Eat Like a Kid Again

As a disclaimer, this is not at all scientifically based. This is my wife’s argument, and the more I think about it, and the further I research, the more I think she might be right. Her hypothesis goes that your body gets used to the way you ate growing up, and learns to process those kinds of foods better than others. If you ate rice everyday (like she did) growing up, your body is not going to know what to do with a low/no carb diet. People who were raised in other cultures often become sick or have a “heavy” feeling when eating western food, even if it seems well balanced. I am by no means telling you to continue to eat junk if that is all you ate as a child, but be mindful of the healthier foods you ate in abundance and don’t elimintate them from your diet.

Between the two parts to this article, there are five basic to follow tips. If you want to lose weight and feel better, these rules give you a great jumping off point. But keep reading, and don’t quit! The important thing to remember is that you can do it. It may not be easy, and it won’t always be fun, but believe me it is worth it. I feel better than I have in forever, and my wife tells me I look great!

Kurt Abel from www.myfasteffectiveweightloss.com is an elementary school teacher and a fitness nut who has been through the process of losing weight and getting back into shape. He runs a website dedicated to helping others start losing weight quickly. To jumpstart your weight loss, visit his site to sign up to receive a free ebook on the secrets of a lean body.

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