Posted by VickiR510
I run no less then 4 to 7 miles 3/4x a week. I eat all natural foods (stay away from high fructose & processed foods) i eat 5 small meals a day & drink alot of water! I also strength train 3x a week & 2x a week i jump in the pool & do laps or Aquacises which are great on the joints. I have an athletic build. Im no super skinny by any means & i like it like that. I think overall i look strong (cause i am) and healthy! Try to stick to a better way of eating with natural foods in moderation but dont forget to treat yourself every now & again!
i agree with treating yourself every now and again. If you stick to a strict diet then theres only so long you can stay on that diet. TRUST me you will start craving foods. I would still have something i really like that wasnt the healthiest once in a while but have a small portion of it.
Another thing i did was think of foods that are healthy that i actually like, i didnt want to eat foods i hate bc again, i wouldnt be able to stick to that for a long time.
Also very important is DONT keep junk food in the house, if its there then you are likely to eat it when you are craving something and theres nothing else to eat. This way if its not in your house you have no choice but not to eat junk food. Buy healthy snacks so this way when you do get those late night cravings you have no choice but to eat healthy.
Like most people i ate alot of grilled chicken and just grilled food in general. One thing i did was use other things to give food flavor, some things i used ALOT of were lemons, green peppers, onions, garlic, pepper and olive oil to help with the taste of the food. I would boil vegetables, squeeze some lemons on it and add pepper. Or sometimes i would saute it in a pan with a little bit of olive oil, garlic, lemon and pepper. Another thing is i ONLY cook with olive oil, i dont even buy any other type of oil anymore. For chicken i would stuff it with garlic, again put lemon on it, pepper, even spices are great if you like it a little bit spicey, and definitely some pepper. I would grill it with red onions and green peppers and red peppers to give it more flavor, those few things were key for me when eating healthy, they helped alot. Find ways to enjoy healthy food. Eggs i only eat organic eggs now, they also have great chicken cold cuts that are organic. I also loved making strips of grilled chicken and putting it on wholewheat pita bread. You can put cheese on it, some cheese is good for you and they say its good for when you have cravings to eat as a snack, then you can put other things onthere such as veggies, onions, peppers. I love laughing cow cheese and is very low in calories, sometimes i would make wholewheat toast or bagel and smear the laughing cow cheese on it.
I would eat alot of tuna fish bc it has alot of protein. But i wouldn't make it with mayo, i would use yellow mustard and this other mustard emeril has that has a bit of a kick to it. I like mustard so it worked, them of course some lemon squeezed on it, scallions and put it on a wholewheat bagel, english muffin or toast.
Fish is great for you, especially salmon bc it has so many positive aspects for you.
