Author: Kurt W.Abel
As you read in the first part of this article, some new program will be out there contending that their "cutting-edge" way of eating will help you to lose weight now. Here are the last 2 easy to follow hints that will help you to eat healthier and get slimmer in a way that you can stick with for life.
Or any meal really. It takes time for your food to digest and your body needs time to burn calories before you retire for the night. Choose a time several hours before you go to bed and don't eat afterward. I don't snack later than 8:00 and this gives my body a good 3 hours to digest and burn calories before I go to bed. It can take some forethought to schedule your day beforehand to allow you time to eat dinner early enough, but it will soon be a habit.
Now, I fully admit that I have absolutely no scientific proof that this is true. This is my wife's argument, and the more I think about it, and the further I research, the more I think she might be right. Her hypothesis goes that your body gets used to the way you ate growing up, and learns to process those kinds of foods better than others. If you ate rice everyday (like she did) growing up, your body is not going to know what to do with a low/no carb diet. People who were raised in other cultures often become sick or have a "heavy" feeling when eating western food, even if it seems well balanced. I am by no means telling you to continue to eat junk if that is all you ate as a child, but be think about the healthier foods you ate in abundance and don't elimintate them from your diet.
Between part one and part two, there are five basic to follow steps. If you want to live a healthier lifestyle and lose some weight in the process, these steps are a great place to start. But keep learning, and don't give up! The important thing to remember is that you can do it. It will be hard at times, and it won't always be fun, but believe me it is worth it. I feel better than I have in years, and my wife tells me I look great!
