We regularly find ourselves falling into the trap to make various excuses for not following a healthier lifestyle. Which are the most common excuses we use?<\/p>\n
The following tips will prevent you from quitting your diet and help you adopt a healthier lifestyle!<\/p>\n
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“No diet plan suits me. I\u2019m tired of trying …\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Avoid the fad diets that lead to transient effects! Instead, aim for, more achievable goals and targets, and incorporate the \u201chealthy eating\u201d pattern to your lifestyle. Don\u2019t be strict on yourself, slipping of the program at times, does not mean that you have failed. There will be good days and there will be days that need improvement. Just make sure you get back on track by staying committed to your goal.<\/p>\n By adopting a healthy behavior your eating preferences will gradually change. Over time you’ll notice that some “unhealthy” foods will become less \u201cdesirable\u201d and unconsciously you\u2019ll go for healthier choices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDiet food is tasteless.”<\/strong><\/p>\n To follow a healthy diet plan does not require buying special “diet foods”. The key to a healthy diet is the correct distribution of servings. Keep enjoying your favourite foods, but always in moderation. \u00a0At the same time various spices such as oregano, garlic, paprika and thyme can add a special flavor to your food and prevent the use of additional fat and salt. Experiment with different methods of cooking such as grilling and steaming instead of frying.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Healthy food is more expensive!”<\/strong><\/p>\n The secret to a healthier and more cost-effective solution is simple\u2026Imagination and creativity! Use a particular ingredient in order to prepare various meals. For example, a relatively expensive fruit such as fresh pineapple can be eaten at breakfast with oatmeal and yogurt, at lunch in a curry and as an afternoon snack in a fruit salad.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I do not know how to cook. . . “<\/strong><\/p>\n Cooking is an art! This means that you don\u2019t need to follow recipes 100% in order to create something delicious. Combine some recipes that you like and experiment using your favorite ingredients. However, if you still don\u2019t manage to cook there are loads of healthy choices in rotisseries and restaurants that you can choose from.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Holidays are coming”, “I\u2019m starting the plan on. . .\u00a0 Monday”<\/strong><\/p>\n Do not wait for the perfect time to make changes in your life, because that time will never come! There will never be a perfect time because you will always have to attend \u201cthat\u201d party or you will be passing through a \u201cdifficult period\u201d. Anxiety \u00a0for the future is what stops many people from making positive changes in their lives.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I do not have the time to prepare different meals for me and the rest of the family.”<\/strong><\/p>\n This does not need to happen, because what you<\/strong> eat should not necessarily be very different from the rest of the family members. For example, if in some cases the rest of the family choose to eat fast-food such as fried chicken you can have a small portion of it and accompany it with a salad or you can have a grilled chicken wrap instead.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eleana Liasidou<\/b><\/p>\n Clinical Dietitian- Nutritionist, MSc<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We regularly find ourselves falling into the trap to make various excuses for not following a healthier lifestyle. Which are the most common excuses we use? The following tips will prevent you from quitting your diet and help you adopt a healthier lifestyle! “No diet plan suits me. I\u2019m tired of trying …\u201d Avoid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition-and-psychology"],"yoast_head":"\n