I wasn't really sure where to start with my 'health' edition, so it took some time to get this blog up
The first step of starting a healthy lifestyle is the mindset, then research! People usually assume they should stop eating something or stop doing something they enjoy completely. That's the case one and only if you survive on junk food 24/7 - I know you know it, but that shit is gonna kill you.
When people say thing are 'bad' for you, I don't think they really stress out HOW bad. When I started looking into things and changing my entire lifestyle I realised we do so many things thinking 'yeah it's bad, but it can't be that bad, right?' that later on we have pay a dear price for. I think if all people on earth aimed towards a healthy lifestyle and put some effort in, the average life expectancy would be significantly higher (or at least you'd spend less money on healthcare bills at a later stage in life).
My general advice, from what I've learned and researched, would be that nothing is really that bad in moderation. Balance is the key to everything. And that can be used for anything in our lives - not just the food we eat. You can have all that guilty pleasure food and sugar and chocolate, but very highly moderated. You have to be aware of exactly what you're putting in your system every single day.
1. Sugar. We all know it's bad. Just to clarify - this includes FRUIT SUGAR as well. I wouldn't recommend eating more than 3 fruits a day. Dark chocolate is your friend, don't forget to check the sugar on yoghurts, as some of them run really high and yes - you can eat normal chocolate, I personally treat myself to a small box of Leonidas once in a month or so.
2. Fried food. I always try and replace fries with mashed potatoes whenever I can. I know fries are awesome and delicious, but they're absolutely terrible. They literally have nothing good in them. Fried chicken is more or less what you do to a nice piece of chicken when you want to destroy all the goodness of it. Try and stay away from anything fried as much as possible. This was the hardest step for me personally.
3. Replacement foods. This is quite important, as almost any food you have cravings for and is a 'guilty pleasure' can be replaced with something else. It's something that varies around people, but here's what I've done:
Fries -> Mash
Sweet stuff -> Yoghurt with fruits (+spoon of honey, but not too often)
Bread/wheat -> Carrots, salads, whatever vegetable you like
4. You can never have too many veggies. They're simply that good for you. So if you're someone who likes veggies - lucky you! If you're someone like me who hates 99% of greens and a lot of veggies... uh oh. You'll have to start drinking that disgusting green juice at the store or buy a powder shake with wheatgrass. It's terrible, but you can drink it quickly and you need it on your daily 'diet'.
I hope this was helpful, I will try to cover more ground in the next edition of Caturday Health.
I hope you're having a great weekend!
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