A better diet – Part 2 — from Douglasville Personal Trainer David Hansey
Yes, I am not done cleaning out your cupboards and fridge!! Don’t worry, there are lots of healthy delicious foods you can have in your cupboard..
So let’s look in the rest of the cupboard. What do you have for condiments and spices? If you have very few spices, you should question why. Trying a new recipe every week will get you trying new healthy foods. There are lots on my weight loss site, www.douglasvilleweightloss.com Trying a new recipe every week should not be a drag, it will open your eyes to a new way of eating.
What about oils and vinegars. Got any? I have at least 4 different vinegars along with olive and canola oil and so should you. They are the ingredients of healthy ways to dress salads as opposed to heavy dressings.
On to the rest of your condiments. Ketchup is tomato flavored sugar. If you use it rarely and sparsely, then ok. If you use it in large amounts, you would be surprised how much sugar and calories you are getting from just ketchup. I would say toss it unless you are super confident that it is used extremely rarely.
On to your mayo — hah, what? You have some? Say bye. Regardless of whether it is real mayo, some spread, light, fat free whatever — toss, toss, toss.
Got mustard. Very few calories, lots of taste and low in sugar….. hmm, sounds like a keeper to me!
Sugar in a bottle — this is anything from chocolate sauce to jam to syrup. Sorry, ditch em all
You may be able to add these things back later when you are more in control of your eating and able to portion — be honest, you are not capable of doing that yet. So all these things must go so you can learn to eat properly
Don’t worry, there are more details coming to help you with your progress toward the fit new you.
If you have questions, feel free to comment me here at personal training blog. I hope these tips help you with your new fitness routine!
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