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Page 1 of 2 Tony Ferguson gives a valuable and easy to follow guide on eating your way to a better summer body, based on his 35 years in the health and wellbeing industry.
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Parent's Health Tips: - EAT YOR WAY TO A SUMMER BODY By Tony Ferguson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tony Ferguson gives a valuable and easy to follow guide on eating your way to a better summer body, based on his 35 years in the health and wellbeing industry. 1. Make an informed decision that you are going to start being healthy Sometimes the thought of losing weight or being healthy seems like a nice idea at the time but are you really that motivated to see it through? Take sustainable steps to make this happen. 2. Plan your menu Deciding to become healthier or lose weight just doesn’t happen, it takes commitment and planning. So look at what you are currently eating and decide what changes you would like to make. Work out how this fits into your day to day life and family meals. Purchase the food you need and plan meals ahead of time with plenty of healthy snack options available for when you need them. 3. Avoid over indulging when eating out Over indulging when eating out can be far too easy. If you are invited to a social occasion, plan ahead. Try using the following strategies:
A little exercise never hurt anyone Increasing physical activity levels can help increase your metabolic rate and help you tone up. Start by increasing your incidental exercise e.g. take the stairs instead of the lift or park the car further and walk etc. Then why not add a morning or evening walk (your dog will love you for it) or kick around a ball with the kids after work? 4. Make vegetables the main focus of your meal Vegetables are not only packed full of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants but are a source of fibre and low in kilojoules/calories (non-starch ones). They are versatile and a great way to help fill you up without increasing the waist line. Use vegetables as between meal snacks also. Try making them into salads, grilling them, baking them, making soups out of them, roasting and then blending them into a healthy dip etc. Use low kilojoule flavouring for meals such as lemon juice, vinegar, pepper, tomato based sauces, herbs and spices. |
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