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Healthy Weight Loss - With the Emphasis on Health!
If you read the last newsletter, you’ll know that I don’t advocate fad diets – in fact I’m not keen on the word diet!
What I’d like to get across here is my strong conviction that weight loss has to be done with the emphasis on health.
the opposite of "healthy"...
I heard of one woman who lost weight by eating one peach a day and drinking one cup of black coffee. I know of a man who ate mainly baked potatoes and little else for several months.
Both developed serious health problems – not surprisingly. Clearly, neither of them was thinking about what was best for their body.
With all the confusing and conflicting information that abounds in the press and on the Internet, I can see why many people are bewildered about what constitutes healthy nutrition.
healthy basics
However, if you cut through the hype and the sensational press reporting, the core advice coming from nutritionists has been consistent over the years.
Eat lots of fruit and vegetables; eat wholegrains rather than refined foods like white bread; cut down on unhealthy saturated fat from animal products and replace it with the good fats found in oily fish, seeds and nuts. Reduce tea, coffee and sugar, and enjoy alcohol in moderation.
Boring, some people say.
But think about it – do you really need to eat kebabs and get drunk every night in order to be an interesting person?! How about living a healthy, energy packed life instead, where you actually do lots of interesting things? Sounds better to me!
