Dieting - Shop Smart & Cook Slim

Sometimes I hear "I was doing very well, but that day when I was depressed, I opened the chocolate cupboard and ate everything in it."

I'm sure you've had a similar experience before where you gave in to temptation in whatever form it came in. But the question I always ask is, "why was that cupboard full of chocolates in the first place?"

What I've noticed is that many people think that weight loss is about will power: how much torture can I withstand before I crack. They think they're supposed to suffer in order to achieve success. But that's not true. The only difference between people who have weight problems and others who don't is that people who don't have a weight problem don't allow temptation in the first place.

So, I'll help you out on this one. All you have to do it exercise restriction once: at the supermarket. If you do your grocery shopping with the smart tips I will outline below, then you will have a lot less temptation to deal with at home, and it will make your journey to your ideal weight a lot easier.

Smart Shopping

Do not shop while hungry
Make a shopping list and stick to it. How hard can that be? You know what you should eat to lose weight, so but just that and nothing else
Shop the supermarket aisles only, and avoid the middle (more refined aisles). If you do that, your cart should have nothing of the very refined, sugary, salty stuff.
Read the ingredients labels of products and make sure you understand what's added to your food. Make sure to avoid products with lots of sugar, colouring, additives, flavour enhancers, or hydrogenated fat.
Do not use others as an excuse. Do not tell me you buy chocolates because your children want them because that means you are also putting their health at risk. If you want to get them chocolates as a treat, but them one chocolate each; do not fill the cupboard. If you are not the one who does the shopping in the family then voice your opinion. It's very easy to be the victim of somebody else's shopping decisions. If you want healthy food, ask for it.

Cook Slim

Now that you've bought the ingredients, what you make of your meal in the kitchen can determine whether that meal will add to your weight or enhance your health. It amazes me the number of people who still eat fried food at home.

Fried food is dangerous. The chemical structure of the food and the oil changes when you expose it to high temperatures, making it very harmful to health.

If you want your meals to be healthier, try the following:

DO

Steam
Bake
Grill
Stir fry
Poach

DO NOT

Deep fry
Boil
BBQ until it is burned

Although boiled vegetables are typical in weight loss diets, they have been proven not very healthy. Boiled vegetable leaches all the vitamins and minerals into the water, leaving the actual food with very little. Light steaming is better. And it's always best to add the remaining water into the meal, such as using it to make a sauce or soup.

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