Habits are stubborn fellows. It takes great efforts to get
rid of them. This also and especially applies to nutrition. Once you've made up
your mind to change your diet, you should be smart about it. Whether you want
to lose weights, want to become a vegetarian, have to go without gluten or just
want to eat healthier overall - with the right strategy, the change is easier. bolts.answerhop
Diet change - step by step or radical cure?
Some people find it easier to change their diet if they
tackle it in stages. Aspiring vegetarians can start with one veggie day per
week and gradually extend this to the rest of the week. If you want to eat
healthier, you can first consciously create one meal per day with (more) fresh
vegetables and without finished products. Those looking to lose weight may find
it helpful to reserve one day of the week to eat without paying attention to
calories. techgeeksblogger
However, a slow change is associated with a higher risk of
getting stuck halfway. A radical break with old habits is safer, as this is the
quickest and most thorough way to change old eating patterns. .tc-bolts.dyifo
It can help to initially only plan for a manageable period
of time. "No more meat" or "No more ready-made pizza" is a
big chunk psychologically. It should be four to six weeks, however, so that you
have time to adapt.
Tip 1: do a thorough cleaning
Above all, if you are ready to take the big leap, you should
clean up at the beginning of the change in diet and sort out all food that no
longer fits your personal concept. Give them away or throws them in the garbage
can. So you are not tempted to go back to the familiar. Such a thorough
cleaning is also a psychologically extremely helpful ritual, a conscious break
with habits that one would like to break.
If you live with others who are reluctant to make your dietary
change, there may be an opportunity to remove these foods from your field of
vision. construction-bolts.tockhop
Tip 2: look for alternatives
Some goodbyes are particularly difficult. Look for enjoyable
alternatives. If you as a vegetarian get weak at the smell of sausages, you could
try a vegetarian version. And if you have always eaten a croissant in the
morning and want to lose weight, you might be happy with an equally sweet, but
not nearly as fat, raisin roll.
Tip 3: go on a journeys of discovery
If you are breaking new ground in terms of nutrition, you
should look around it carefully. Cookbooks whet the appetite for new recipe,
new spices, new foods that fit the changed lifestyle. Those who make delicious
discoveries here are less likely to miss their favorite dishes. On the
Internet, forums with all imaginable nutritional focuses whet the appetite to
try new things and to exchange ideas.
Tip 4: look for allies
A lot is easier in a community - for this reason alone, you
should talk to like-minded people - whether on the Internet or in real life.
This saves you from sagging and helps you stay on the ball. It is just as
important to get your loved ones on board. Even if you don't necessarily want
to go along with your change in diet, you shouldn't sabotage your project by
lack of understanding. Explain to friends and family why you want to change
your culinary life and get them to support your project. Avoid trying to
convert everyone to the new belief in nutrition in the exuberance of your
enthusiasm - tolerance only works in both directions. techqueer
Tip 5: increase motivations
Health, figures or moral attitude - you certainly have good
reasons for your diet change project. So that they don't fall by the wayside,
you should regularly check your motivation. Write down why the change in diet
is important to you and note what you hope for from it - physically or
mentally. Make a contract with yourself, in writing. This little psycho trick
may sound strange at first, but it works.
Tip 6: give time to change
Decades of habits are not so easy to shake off. After the
first euphoric days, changing your diet will probably not always be easy for
you. The good news is, the longer you stick with it, the easier it will be for
you. And at some points you will probably find that you are no longer missing
the grilled chicken, the chip bag or the practical ready-made meal.
Incidentally, once you have established your new eating habits, one or the
other outlier is not a problem either. bacobolts.yictic
