Is it too early to hear the word "holiday" yet? Well, now is the best time to start getting yourself into a healthy eating regimen. It takes 2-4 weeks to any behavior to become a habit. You have just a little over 2 weeks to start a healthy eating plan.
Where can you start?
Eat Consistently
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Breakfast should be consumed within 30 minutes of waking, and be
sure to consume a meal or snack every 3-4 hours. Aiming for 4-6 smaller more
frequent meals per day helps to increase your metabolism for weight loss and increase your energy for exercise
Portions
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In order to be hungry for snacks between meals, you need to eat smaller meals. Otherwise, you will simply be adding unnecessary calories.
Fist= 1cup.
For healthy portion of fruit and grains= ½-1 fist
For healthy portion of veggies= 1 fist
Tip of thumb= 1 Tbsp for salad dressing and peanut butter
Palm (varies between 3-6oz according to size and thickness) for protein.
Here's to a healthy holiday season!