4 Things to Add to Your Diet to Lose Weight and Feel Better

In our nutrition practice, and in our personal eating practices, we focus on getting enough of the great stuff more than limiting the not-so-great stuff. If we put this into the context of activities for the day and said, "You cannot walk on the grass today. You also can't run through the sprinklers. You also can't fly a kite." That would seem like a real bummer and you'd feel limited. But if we said, "You can take a beautiful hike today. You can meet up with friends for tea. You can sit by the beach and read." That would make you feel like you had some really awesome options. The same goes for the way you approach healthy eating. Focus on the things you can add to your diet more than what you think you should take away, and soon the things you're adding will naturally limit the things you were focused on removing in the first place! Here are four things that may not come to mind right away, but will make a big impact on helping you lose weight for the long term and feeling better while doing it. 1. Kindness: The saying that your body hears everything that your mind says is true. Our go-to rule here is to speak to yourself the way you would speak to your best friend -- with compassion, an open mind, an open heart, and the idea that the person on the receiving end of this banter (you) deserves kindness. A simple, "You've got this," can go a long way when spoken to yourself daily. 2. Carbs: Just add them back into your life already! It's not a secret (in fact, research supp...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news