Listen, I know better than just about anybody how delicious food can be. Especially the bad food. But, as I mentioned before, since giving birth, my body holds weight a bit different than it used to. Therefore, I had to start making healthier food choices. Not to mention I have to be an example for Kiyah because naturally she will eat the crap I eat or at least try to eat the good stuff, just because she sees me eating it.
Now, I know that it's hard to just stop eating your normal go to food, so my advice is to make small changes.
Instead of eating fried foods, try baking or grilling them. That'll eliminate some of the fats.
Exchange some of your snacks like chips and cookies for things like nuts and fruits. Even if you just start with swapping out only one bad snack at a time. Baby steps. Baby steps.
Eventually, you will feel better internally, thus, making you feel better externally too. Of course, I still encourage at least an hour of exercise at least 3 times a week.
I'm not perfect, I still love pizza, burgers, fried foods and In-N-Out. However, I know that by starting to make the small changes, eventually I will be able to do it more naturally, and more often.
I also noticed that when I snack on veggies instead of chips, Kiyah follows suit.
This weekend I snacked on cucumbers with balsamic vinegarette dressing and found out that she loved it! Now it's another healthy, easy, inexpensive snack to go in her lunchbox each day.
Take it one step at a time, you gotta start somewhere!
Happy Eating!
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