By Brett Blumenthal, excerpted from “Get Real and STOP Dieting!”
Recently, I was having a discussion with my friend who claimed that eating healthy and dieting are the same thing. Ouch! If that is true, then I must have been on a diet my whole life! How awful! The fact of the matter is, that healthy eating and dieting are two very different things. But, this conversation made me realize that healthy eating is really misunderstood and there’s a chance most people have acquired some preconceived ideas about healthy eating and what it actually entails. As a result, I was inspired to address some misconceptions and put them to rest.
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+ add your ownI loved this article. I especially appreciate the point that it' actually easier to eat healthy. I have also realized that if you dedicate your meals to eating well, there are SO many essentials that there isn't enough time or space in your tummy to eat junk. I ensure I eat at least 3 portion of fruits and a small portion of nuts for breakfast. Mid-morning snack is always a glass of milk. For lunch, I need a portion of raw vegetables, small portion of carbs, and either lentils or some cooked veggies. Evening snack is some whole wheat crisps crushed and mixed with chopped veggies and spiced up to make an interesting salad. Or some brown bread cheese sandwiches with veggies. Or buttermilk and a salad. And its oats with veggies or oats with salad for dinner. No time or space for unhealthy stuff. At all.
And thanks for putting it in writing that a diet doesnt not mean deprivation. And eating healthy does not mean diet. Being Indian and vegetarian I get a earful very often for not starting my day with potatoes and bread and not eating rice for dinner. Meh.
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Thanks for the great article.
Thanks for the great article.
It's true. My mom raised us on whole grains, tons of fruits and vegetables, and everything unprocessed, either raw, or as lightly cooked as possible. All sweets were homemade, and limited to holidays, or Sunday nights. None of us ever had a weight issue, and she always looked 20 years younger than she was.
My siblings and I all binged on junk food when we first moved out, felt gross all the time, and gained 20 pounds. As soon as we went back to whole grains, veggies and fruit we lost weight, and felt better. I never worry about how much I eat, and have no trouble maintaining a healthy weight. It's amazingly easy, and tastes good too.
Best to debunk those myths as fast as possible! As someone who struggles with overweight and trying to reduce it by healthy living, most of these things were familiar to me, but I do sometimes get surprised about how some people flutter from one dieting trend to another with no real though about their overall health.
Thank you
My main secret is: be happy. In 2009, my weight was 73 kilo. Now - ab. 57. I just allowed myself to eat my happy food - fish and salad, and fruits. Happiness is a key.
My mother's friend was telling me the other day that she is following a diet given to her by a nutritionist, in which she can't eat any nuts or any fruits except apples, because those foods make you fat.... WHAT???!!!!! I tried telling her that it was very unhealthy to not eat any fruits and that nuts have good fats and proteins, but I guess in her eyes I am not licensed to give nutrition advice hehe...
Thanks for the article! Truth be told!!!!
Watching everything you eat and worrying about it is a sure way to get diet obssessed...definetely not a good thing!( my way of thinking .of course)
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