By: Aneela Qureshi
Time flies so fast and we entered in 2019. Everyone thinks about New Year resolution. New Year celebrations is very important for everyone. This is the most excited time of the year. I pray May this new year brings a lot of goodness and happiness for everyone out there.
With New year comes New Resolutions. And being Nutritionist and lifestyle consultant, I really want you all to be more focused on your health. Health is the biggest asset of human being. One should not take it for granted. Health is Wealth. When we don’t take care of ourselves, we can experience a number of health problems, including sleep difficulties, fatigue, low energy, trouble concentrating, and increased tension and stress. Health is state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of an infirmity.
Let’s make this Year more productive, more progressive and more joyful. Get involve yourself in more healthy activities. Let’s not only to thing about getting slim and zero size fit but instead let’s think about changing our whole lifestyle to away better.
This year let’s Change this attitude of ‘’I am on diet” instead say ‘I am changing my lifestyle’ rather. Hence in this article I would tell some healthy strategies to change lifestyle in a way more better.
Here are few tips to create a healthful diet strategies that you can enjoy.
• Try to incorporate new healthy habit on daily basis. Try to bring new healthy change.
• Try to think about food in a new way. Years ago, meat and potatoes were the American ideal. Now we know that vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and fish are best.
• Create your own version new recipes and meal plans. Be creative and take chances. Instead of dreading your new diet, have fun with it.
• Change slowly. By the time you are 40, you’ll have eaten some 40,000 meals and lots of snacks besides. Give yourself time to change, targeting one item a week.
• Start with breakfast, switching from eggs, spaghettis, donuts, white toast, to oatmeal or bran cereal and fruit. If you just can’t spare 10 minutes for a sit-down breakfast, grab high-fiber cereal bars instead of donuts or muffins.
• Next, try out new recipes of salads, low-fat yogurt or low-fat cottage cheese, tuna or peanut butter sandwiches, and whole fruit for lunch.
• Snack on unsalted nuts, trail mix, fruit, raw veggies, Rye Krisp, or graham crackers. Try eating a few handfuls of a crunchy fiber cereal such as Oat meal, Muesli, Granalo or on a cereal bar.
• For dinner, experiment with fish, skinless poultry, beans, brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, and, of course, salads and veggies.
• Fruit and low-fat frozen desserts are examples of desirable after-dinner treats. And there’s nothing wrong with the occasional cake, pie, or chocolates as long as the portions are moderate.
• Take a long-range view. Don’t get down on yourself if you slip up or “cheat” from time to time. Don’t worry about every meal, much less every mouthful. Your nutritional peaks and valleys will balance out if your overall dietary pattern is sound and balanced.
• Be relaxed about your diet. You will never find a perfect food. Not everything on your plate needs to have a higher purpose. Take your tastes and preferences into account. If roast chicken is your favorite food, it is okay to eat it — but try to make it a Sunday treat instead of a daily staple. The choices are your — and the better your overall diet, the more “wiggle room” you’ll have to indulge your passions.
• Get a regular checkup. Do not ignore your body alarms.
• Take out some time for yourself. Be more close to nature. Refresh your body and soul. Be more grateful. Happiness lies in gratitude.
• Do not stress about everything. Everything done on its own time. Be patient.
Some Help full tips:
Start Small. Making small changes can have a large impact on your life. Don’t try to do everything all at once.
Instead, pick one or two things and try them consistently. When you’re ready, try adding a new strategy.
Set Goals. Identify some things you want to work on and set some realistic goals. And Act Smartly.
Remember changing lifestyle is the first line treatment for every health issue. I f you start changing your lifestyle and start thinking about your health more seriously, you can prevent from numerous health problems in future. Invest some time in yourself. Being Healthy is always cheap but disease is expensive.
The writer is lifestyle consultant in a private clinic in Rawalpindi. You can approach her via mail [email protected]
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