Put the healthy routine on cruise control

When improving your health is one of your main concerns, the most difficult obstacles to overcome will probably be changing the amount of food you eat and exercising consistently.

Although these aspects of the weight loss process may not seem terribly difficult, understand that the number one reason people fail to reach their health and fitness goal is that they are unwilling to stick to a daily calorie count that is suitable for your needs. body and exercise regularly.

This is why in order to get your healthy routine to a point where you are basically carefree and on cruise control, you need to make your entire day run smoothly from morning to night.

Unfortunately, one of the easiest things to do is overeat. It’s so simple, especially when we’re faced with numerous eating times every day, which means there are plenty of opportunities to eat too many calories. This is especially true if you have become accustomed to eating a certain amount of food at meals.

Think about your current eating trends and what you eat on a regular basis. How often do you eat out at restaurants or fast food places? Do you drink a lot of sugary drinks like soda, juice or energy drinks? Do you usually snack while watching TV, reading a book or other leisure activities? Do you often feel full after a meal and a feeling of lethargy makes you want to take a nap?

Your answers to these questions should give you an idea of ​​what may need to be changed if you want to be successful at losing weight in a natural and healthy way. If you are determined to be successful with this endeavor and are willing to make some real changes, you will achieve your goal through your constant effort.

So to take your healthy routine into cruise control, you need to rev all day. What does that really imply?

It means that the decisions you make throughout the day from the moment you wake up until you go to sleep should have your health as the top priority. To get into cruise control, you not only need to control the content and size of the three main meals of the day, but also those sneaky snacks that pop up multiple times a day.

As surprising as it sounds, snacking can sometimes end up adding two or even three times the number of calories of a regular meal if self-control isn’t maintained. This is something you definitely don’t want to happen as it will limit your weight loss progress.

Ideally, every mealtime should be nutritious and portion-wise so that at the end of the day you have a total calorie count that is healthy for you. Try to create a daily habit, a routine that guides you from one moment to another to eat.

Don’t get fancy with breakfast, keep it simple with a whole grain cereal with skim milk, half a whole wheat muffin with peanut butter and honey, or an egg white omelet with mushrooms, spinach, olives and a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese. Also make sure you don’t ruin that breakfast with drinks like orange juice or cranberry juice. You just don’t need that 250+ calorie glass of sugar. Stick with water, black coffee, or another calorie-free tea/drink.

Next, get in the habit of packing nutritious snacks for work so you don’t have to rely on vending machines for Snicker bars and soda. Simple snacks in Ziploc bags can be easily added along with your lunch so you can eat nutritious anytime you’re out and about. Try almond raisins, yogurt with granola, all fruits, rice cakes, granola bars, or carrots and celery sticks.

Make sure you don’t forget a travel lunch in your weekly healthy routine too! Leftovers are wonderful easy on the go meals that literally require no extra effort to prepare. Not only will you save a ton of money over the year by not having to buy lunch, but you’ll have much better control over your meal portion size.

If there aren’t any leftovers to take to work, try to have food on hand that is easy to prepare for easy meals on the go. Stock whole grain bread and wraps at home so you can add tuna or deli meat with lettuce, tomato and mustard on days when there aren’t any leftovers. Lean Cuisines and Weight Watchers frozen dinners at $2 each are another option if you have access to a microwave while you’re at work.

Dinner will probably be the last hurdle you have to overcome to end your day healthy and nutritious. Be open to trying new things in the kitchen. You’ll find literally thousands of healthy dinner recipes in minutes if you put the Internet to work for you.

Look for simple but appealing foods to try at home. Don’t forget to cook a little more to have leftovers from lunch or enough to make a different meal the next day. Plastic travel containers are a healthy person’s best friend, so make sure you have a good stock in various sizes.

Once you’ve finished your last meal of the day, try not to eat any more and dump the extra calories into your system before bed. If you absolutely can’t deal with the hunger cravings that can creep up towards the end of the day, try a tall glass of water and a carrot. You might be very surprised at how filling that simple 50-calorie snack can satiate a hunger pang while not ruining an entire day’s worth of healthy nutrition like a giant ice cream sundae right now.

Always keep in mind the importance of your healthy routine and hopefully you will make the right decisions with the choices you face every day.