 How do I pick a healthy eating plan I can stick with?
Start easy, with a food diary. Use a chart or a journal to write down everything you eat or drink every day. Write down the date, the time of day, and about how much of every food or beverage you ate and drank. Be complete and honest. Stick with the food diary. This is the most important thing you can do to make your eating habits better.
Weigh yourself every week on the same scale. Use a tape measure to measure your waist. Keep track of your weight and your waistline, because improvements in weight or waist measurement can reduce your risk of getting diabetes.
Set goals that you can keep track of. For example, "Lose 15 pounds" or "Lose 3 inches off my waist" in the next six months. There is no diet program that works for everyone. One approach is to start with what you like and make small changes to see the effect on your goals.
You might look over your food records for the past week or two. Write down the fat and calorie counts of all foods and drinks. Use this list to plan a few diet changes. You can set goals for what you plan to change in the next week. For example, "Keep my daily calories below 1,500" or "Find healthier substitutes for five foods with the highest fat or calorie counts."
Look on the internet for any program that has to do with diet organizing. |