Healthy food? Yes, you can - just choose a plan!

Healthy food? Yes, you can - just choose a plan!

Eating healthy can keep you physically thin, mentally sharp, and more energized than a caffeine-overdosed energizer bunny. But... There aren't many people who do it consistently... even though they want to. Okay, if everyone wants to eat healthy, then why are we all doing such a lousy job? It's because we eat without really thinking about it. Everyone does it. Snack on fries while we talk to friends, take a bite of freshly sliced ​​tomatoes off the cutting board, and finish off the potatoes just because they're on our plate. “Mindless eating” happens because we eat things without consciously deciding whether we should. Exactly what you eat is the target of billions of dollars in marketing, and more often than not, what is being marketed is not good food.

Are you vulnerable? Naturally! You are exposed hundreds of times a day to television and radio, billboards, print advertisements, and restaurant signs that convince you to eat foods you really don't want. It's in the shows and movies we watch, it's posted on our Facebook pages. We exchange it in games we play. "Here, have a burger. Your friend sent you sweets. A delicious cupcake. You'll love this Frapa-Capa-Lapa-Chino."

You don't have to pay attention or believe what you're being told for it to find its way into your subconscious. People spend money telling you what you like because it works for them.

Temptation can sometimes invade... To stop you from eating healthy

Plus, you’re faced with “Eat this!” Cues all the time when you are around people. When do you hang out with your friends when someone is NOT holding a Starbucks cup or taking a long sip? Then someone offers everyone mints. The message that you should eat something that is not good for you is everywhere.

They know the risks of eating poorly: obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental confusion, mood disorders... and every day more diseases seem to be linked to unhealthy eating. How you eat – it is clearly a matter of life and death.

What is the answer? The techniques people use to convince you to prefer bad food can be used on yourself. This way you prefer healthy food, healthy recipes and healthy snacks. You already know that these methods work—they're the reason you eat foods you don't want to eat.

Look, you won't permanently change the way you eat if you give up what you like most and have to check what you eat every time you eat - or worse, measure or check or record... Come on! Let's be real! If you don't enjoy doing something in the long run, you won't do it. Liking healthy food is the only thing that will work forever.

What does this healthy eating thing do for you? Good for starters, a longer, healthier and more productive life. In some cases, you can relieve symptoms of long-term illnesses or even avoid chronic illnesses by eating well. You can have more energy to do the things you want to do. You can get closer to your body's ideal weight. You can be more active, positive and reliable. You can be there to support those you need, to play with your grandchildren, and to enjoy your retirement.

A healthy diet will help you…find that elusive peace of mind

And aside from the physical health that comes with a healthy diet, there is a huge psychological benefit. This is because every day you will see how you have overcome something that at one time seemed difficult or impossible. You will have self-confidence every day when you recognize your own ability to set goals and achieve them. You will appreciate how strong you are.

Maybe you've given up on ever finding a diet that works for you. I want you to know that you can make a change starting today that will help you eat healthy for the long term. Whether you want a healthy eating plan for weight loss or just for your long-term health, you can do this.

We have to counteract this Flood of bad eating disorders that we are bombarded and replace them with our own internal cues to eat well. It's easier to eat the things you like. So choosing to like good food makes it easier to eat good food. And the situations and techniques that made you eat poorly will bring you back to a healthy diet.

You don't have to become a nutrition expert. You don't have to exert tremendous willpower. Here's a place to start. Decide what your favorite green leafy vegetable is, how you like to prepare carrots, and what type of salad you like best. Be really specific, visualize them and write them down.

• „Ich werde meinen Brokkoli leicht mit Zitrone und Butter gedämpft nehmen.“
• „Ich kann geschredderten Karotten mit Orangenblütengeschmack nicht widerstehen“
• „Ich mag einen Spinatsalat mit getrockneten Preiselbeeren und Feta-Käse.“

Naming your favorites makes it easier to choose them when you see them on a menu or in a grocery store. It's the same idea that fast food marketers use against your interest - to make you think, "Gotta have it!" Only now can your “gotta haves” be good for you.

Go straight ahead. Decide what your favorites are. If you just do it, you'll surprise yourself at how big of an impact such a seemingly simple thing can have in helping you eat healthily.