Is Your Diet House Clean?

Hi,

What do I mean by is your diet house clean? 

Most people that want to lose weight or go on a diet are trying to do so while living in a house that makes it almost impossible to do so. 

Okay, you know that going on a diet means eating less food.  But, more importantly, it means making smarter nutritional choices.  That means your diet has to be clean.

Eating clean means eating things that are good for your body and providing your body with the nutrients it needs to function at a high level. 

So eating a snack of potato chips is not clean.  Eating any chips would not be considered eating clean.  There are no nutrients in a potato chip that your body needs. 

And if you think eating veggie chips are okay, well they aren't.  There really aren't any kind of nutrients left in a veggie chip that your body can recognize as something it needs. 

Eating an apple or some carrots for a snack is good.  Both have nutrients that your body can use. 

So here is the problem.  If your house has lots of ghost foods (no nutrients) or junk foods you are going to eat them. 

If you live alone and have ghost foods, it is almost 100% sure that you will be eating them at some time.  Every bite you take defeats the whole purpose of trying to lose weight in the first place. 

If you live with your family, at least you will have help eating the ghost foods.  But there is another problem. 

If you are the only one going on a diet or trying to lose weight, then everyone else will want the ghost foods in the house. 

So what are your options?  Really, there is only one.  That is too throw out every ghost food and drink that you have in the house. 

If you live alone, you can do it.  If the food is not in the house, then you can't eat it.  And if you get a craving for a ghost food or drink, then you have to go out of the house and to the store to get it.  Usually, you will not want to do that.  And if you do go to the store, you will usually have changed your mind before you get there. 

If you live with others, it will be much more difficult to clean the house.  And it will be much easier to give in to temptation when you see everyone else eating chips and drinking soda. 

What can you do?  Instead of trying to do everything all at once, try to gradually reduce the amount of ghost foods that you buy.  If you don't bring them home, then no one can eat them. 

Do this over a period of a few months and you and your family will be eating healthier.  And everyone should notice the difference in their health and energy levels.  And you will be losing weight.

So keep your diet house clean.

Thanks,

Mike Val
http://www.valshealthsite.com