Eat Well And Diet
You may be wondering if it's possible to eat well and diet, or if the terms are compatible at all. "I need to lose weight but I don't want to constantly feel hungry" - this is a typical request made by dieters - and this is probably why people shy away from any suggestion of a diet. It seems to suggest a restriction, a denial of the food that we have become so dependent on (emotionally and otherwise).
And it's often a surprising revelation to discover that being on a diet does not necessarily mean eating substantially less, but that there is a way to lose weight while eating well (and not have the hungry, stomach-rumbling feeling).
In fact, diets that are punitive in terms of the small quantities that you are allowed to eat can be self-defeating. What do I mean by that? Well, you go on the diet and stick to the plan for those 6 weeks or months and manage to lose your target weight. But when the diet term ends, it can seem like a liberation to go back to your old eating habits. You may even have built up a sort of resentment to dieting (especially if it's a strict one) and your body starts taking back some "ground" it lost! In a situation like this, the weight that was lost could be regained in a relatively short time, so it just defeats the purpose of the diet.
But in fact you can eat well and diet - that is to say, you can eat hearty meals while following after your weight-loss goals. The key is to know your food and not just buy what is convenient to cook, or what you have always assumed will be ok to eat. And you should try to become familiar with the make-up of processed foods (especially since there is so much of it on supermarket shelves).
Do you need to eat so much processed food? I would say that all of us eat more of it than we should, because that is what is presented to us day by day, and we buy (and eat) many different items without knowing what they contain, or how they were processed. See if you can switch in more and more natural foods in to your diet. There is no shortage available nowadays. It may take a little longer to prepare your meal, but the results will be worth it. When I say natural foods I am including "naturally raised" meats, fresh fish, legumes, seeds, organic chicken, organic eggs, raw nuts, and the great variety of fresh fruit and vegetables that we have now.
And it's often a surprising revelation to discover that being on a diet does not necessarily mean eating substantially less, but that there is a way to lose weight while eating well (and not have the hungry, stomach-rumbling feeling).
In fact, diets that are punitive in terms of the small quantities that you are allowed to eat can be self-defeating. What do I mean by that? Well, you go on the diet and stick to the plan for those 6 weeks or months and manage to lose your target weight. But when the diet term ends, it can seem like a liberation to go back to your old eating habits. You may even have built up a sort of resentment to dieting (especially if it's a strict one) and your body starts taking back some "ground" it lost! In a situation like this, the weight that was lost could be regained in a relatively short time, so it just defeats the purpose of the diet.
But in fact you can eat well and diet - that is to say, you can eat hearty meals while following after your weight-loss goals. The key is to know your food and not just buy what is convenient to cook, or what you have always assumed will be ok to eat. And you should try to become familiar with the make-up of processed foods (especially since there is so much of it on supermarket shelves).
Do you need to eat so much processed food? I would say that all of us eat more of it than we should, because that is what is presented to us day by day, and we buy (and eat) many different items without knowing what they contain, or how they were processed. See if you can switch in more and more natural foods in to your diet. There is no shortage available nowadays. It may take a little longer to prepare your meal, but the results will be worth it. When I say natural foods I am including "naturally raised" meats, fresh fish, legumes, seeds, organic chicken, organic eggs, raw nuts, and the great variety of fresh fruit and vegetables that we have now.
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