"In fitness and in life, self-starting is difficult. Master it and you'll give yourself a head start to your dreams. DO IT NOW."
-LL Cool J
I have been trying to change my eating ways for about 5 months. (Key word: trying!) Just 5 months, thats it... It feels like a life time to me, seriously. But how did I change it? Little by little I have been running away from my daily Dominican rice and beans ;) but I do spoil myself with it once in a while.
But if I don't eat rice, what do I eat then? What I substitute rice with is: quinoa, butternut squash, brown jasmine rice, whole grain pasta, lentils and LOTS of veggies. But does it even taste good? You can make it taste how ever you want, the key is to have your foods best friends next to you. Which is seasoning and I use pure sea salt. Once you have that, you will bring out the life in any type of grain that you choose to eat. And trust me you do get full, you can never eat enough veggies!
I am a huge meat lover, from ribs to chicken. But what helps me in this department, is less frying and more baking. The oven is always there and waiting to get hot. I'll season the meat a couple days before and then pop it in the oven with foil covering it to keep the moisture and in 20 minutes its finished! Side it off with steamed seasoned vegetables and dinner is served.
Another way to really watch what you eat, is to have a food journal. Constantly writing every snack and meal you have eaten daily. The one tip that works for me is to leave my debit or credit card at home or in the back of my wallet. So you can try to forget about it and not be tempted by any fast food on the streets!! MY CHALLENGE, IS SWEETS. It is a must to control your sweet tooth no matter how hard it is to ignore your craving angel. Trust me, it takes time. For example, I am a chocolate lover. I eat chocolate at least once a day. I am going to cut it down for 3 times a week, than once a week, than once a month! Patience and consitency.
Thats my task, what is yours?
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