Archive for September, 2008
Small changes in your diet are the key to success!
First of all, remember to make the small changes. This is a very popular tip, but I seem to have a twist to it. Instead of giving up what most diets claim you should give up (soda, coffee, beer, caffeine, etc.) just try to make healthier decisions. I did not want to resign from anything, so I decided to introduce some changes instead. The first thing I did was switching to diet soda. Don’t worry about the flavor, you’ll get used to it fast. Before starting my diet, I swore I would never drink diet soda. Now thanks to my friend, diet is the only soda I drink. The second change I made was about drinking black coffee. Get rid off the sugar and creme, and you will get the caffeine without the unnecessary calories. The last major change I made was to drink “healthy” beer. Although I’m a Miller Lite drinker, a temporary switch to Beck’s Premier Light (60 calories per serving) allowed me to still enjoy a healthy social life while keeping my diet.
The small changes in your diet should be followed by the small changes in your life. Try parking further away, walk to the end of the train platform and get in the last car, and promise not to take an elevator for a whole week. I also found it beneficial to wear a pedometer and try to compete against myself for how long a distance I could walk in a single day. The furthest I walked in a day was 6.5 miles. I voluntarily walked to work two times a week.