When you upgrade your eating habits, the shift is immediate and profound. Withing a week, you will feel and see changes. You will start to feel better. Withing two to three weeks, you will start looking different. With a month, your blood tests and lab results can reflect all kinds of positive changes. So much can change in a short span of time. You will be amazed.
If you want to pick up just one or two small changes, that is fine, and it is better than nothing at all. You decide if you want to go step by step or make a series of changes. Either way is best if it works for you. Cold turkey approach worked best for me.
Real food does not have to be boring and bland. It can be delicious. Switching to real food does not mean you are sacrificing flavor. You are simply upgrading your ingredients for the best of the bets. Also, once you switch to real food, you will notice that your preference change. After about two weeks, your teste buds regenerate.
Real food is not fussy and complicated. It is the opposite of complicated. It is simple. Eating real food is all about ease and simplicity. You don’t need to measure portions. You don’t need to be obsessive about calories. You don’t need to spend twenty-four hours in the kitchen, following complicated recipes with dozens of ingredients. BTW, I do not cook. The most complicated meal that I ever cooked was scrambled eggs.
It is time to break the cycle, kick the habit, and step into your new life of health and well-being. It is time for a permanent shift, not a temporary one. It is important to remember that is not a “five-week diet.” It is a new lifestyle, not temporary blip.
Follow the principles that worked me and others, and it will lead you into a new way of eating and living.
Hi Mark. You're right that losing weight doesn't have to be complicated, including how you cook and prepare food. There are numerous opportunities for eating healthier foods in my opinion. You can buy portion-controlled meals, just stop eating certain foods, or concentrate on eating foods that fill you up with less calories (such as high fiber foods).
ReplyDeleteAvoiding that processed food is a challenge for me. It's definitely related to my sugar addiction. Making home-cooked meals feels daunting to me, even though I know it's the healthiest option for myself and my family. Getting out of the "I need food now" mindset and grabbing the first thing I see in the pantry is always a challenge for me, and something I'm constantly working to improve. I look forward to reading more about the principles you follow.
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