By
Russ Nagamori
In order to maintain a healthy body, we have to eliminate
anything along the way that affects your health in a negative manner.
This includes mental habits as well as eating habits.
Get into the
habit of researching food products and learning about them and what
effect they have on your body and why. Read through health and dieting
books. Check out online resources about the body anatomy and how
different combinations of food and exercise will change the body.
If
there is a food you are currently eating but you are not sure what is
in it, take a look online and acquire the facts for that specific food.
In
order to achieve weight loss you could eliminate specific foods
altogether and just by changing your diet, you can change your weight.
It
is your choice if you do it or not. If overloading on sugar is the
reason why you gained a lot of weight, then it will be wise to stop
eating anything with refined sugar in it. Take a look at your current
habits and find out what you can change that will benefit you long term
and not short term.
"Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results is insanity." - A Quote by the Famous Albert Einstein
That
is not just a quote - but a truth! Eat junk food all the time and be
lazy and lo and behold, we get fat. No one in this universe is an
exception to that rule. You must be conscious of what you are doing and
why you are doing it and you can do that by being aware of what food you
eat, how much and when you eat it, and if you are keeping physically
active or not.
The following are the foods you can eliminate completely to get more than satisfactory results in a shorter amount of time:
a)
Sugar. Your body won't miss it but your mind and emotions just might.
Does a crispy cream doughnut sound good to you? What about a package of
candy every day? Eliminate all pastry such as cakes, cupcakes, danishes,
turnovers and anything else baked with fruit syrup or icing on it. Take
away from your diet every kind of candy or junk food that you eat daily
or every other day. STOP DRINKING SOFT DRINKS COMPLETELY. Your body
will be grateful for you doing so.
b) Fat. Eat fat and you will
become fat. Let us rephrase that: eat bad fat and become fat and
unhealthy. It's really that simple. You need good fat in your diet. If
you eat chicken, take off the skin. Saturated fat sources are potato
chips, baking, red meat, and other fried, baked or pan fried food items.
Saturated fats and Trans fats also come from hydrogenated oils. Healthy
fat is found in fish and nuts. If you really wanted to, you can
eliminate all meat and fish as our bodies can survive on vegetation and
water alone.
c) Cut out all dairy products. You don't need milk to
grow "big and strong" like the commercials say. Diary is also a big
source of saturated fat. Eliminate milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream. You
can supplement milk with soy milk. Soy milk surprisingly tastes far
better than milk and it is also a good source of vitamin D - just watch
the GMOs. You can live without dairy products and by eliminating them it
will help you immensely in losing weight. If it's "main-stream" it's
probably not the best thing for you at this moment.
d) Eliminate a
big intake of carbohydrates. I don't know who started saying that carbs
make you fat but it is not true. Carbs are a prime source of energy for
your body. As I said, if you eat more than you burn off then you will
gain weight meaning that if you just keep accumulating carbohydrates,
you are also hoarding the calories that they provide. It doesn't matter
if you have a great metabolism or not, you will gain weight just the
same. The reason I say to eliminate a big intake of carbs is that
carbohydrates are usually the main course in a lot of meals. Some may
have toast for breakfast, noodles for lunch and rice for dinner.
e)
Get rid of empty calories. This means to stop drinking alcohol - even
occasionally. The truth of the matter is that you do not need alcohol to
survive. Your body will be fine without it. Not only will it help you
lose weight but will also prevent one from looking and acting like a
fool. You and I both know what happens to people who had one too many
and carry heavy regrets the following day after drinking. It is a waste
of money, waste of time, and people do get fat and stay fat because of
it. Empty calories also come in the form of comfort food.
I
honestly cannot tell you to quit smoking if you are a smoker since I do
smoke cigars myself. At the least, you can cut down smoking. If smoking
holds you back from breathing or losing weight - it's time to quit. The
more you smoke, the less air capacity will be available in your lungs.
Not good for exercising. If a person can't walk or jog because they
smoke too much - it's definitely time to break the habit.
Eliminating
bad habits and supplementing them with healthier habits will give you a
healthier result. Eat lean to be lean. Eat bad fat or eat too much and
you will get fat.
You may also want to change other habits like being wiser about people you hang out with or the way you deal with stress.
Eliminating
stress is a bit harder for some people but can absolutely be done.
Stress breaks down the body's immune system. Stress will make the body
weak and allow disease to plant itself and grow.
