Is Your Body Properly Fueled?

Two things are absolutely necessary to be successful in any weight loss effort:  Exercise and Nutrition

In regards to the nutrition aspect, we need to get out of the mindset of living to eat and start eating to live.  Instead of coming home from an exhausting day and wondering what sounds good or what will make us feel better after a hard day, we need to stop and think, “What nutrients am I missing from what I have consumed so far today?”  Instead of walking into the restaurant and browsing the menu for what jumps out at us or what we are in the mood for, stop and think about what our body needs.  Have I had enough vegetables for the day?  No? Then the grilled steak or chicken salad might be the best option (yes, minus the fries, you know better!).  Have you had enough protein?  No?  Then the grilled fish with vegetables might be your choice.  The point we are trying to make here is to disconnect emotion from eating.  In a lame but effective comparison, imagine bringing your dream car home from the dealership.  You take great care of your new possession.  You spend a lot of time and money on making sure the outside stays looking great, washing, waxing, getting it detailed.  But, you also need to make sure the engine of the car is working well by making sure there is sufficient gas, changing the oil, checking levels on the transmission fluid, windshield wiper fluid, antifreeze and so on.  Without giving the car all the necessary items needed to make your car run efficiently, your cars’ performance will decline dramatically over time.  Our bodies are very similar to that scenario, if we do not give it enough gas (calories from food), we will eventually run down.  If we do not feed it the right calories i.e., muscle-building protein, healthy fats, essential nutrients from fruits and vegetables and yes energy from healthy carbohydrates, our body will not run at peak performance either.

There is not one of us who needs that sugary dessert for nutrients.  We want or crave that dessert for emotional reasons.  If we start to ask ourselves before we eat anything, do I need this or do I just want this, it will eventually become second nature to be drawn to what we need to eat to be healthy rather than grabbing what sounds good.

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