How to get back on track
Have you taken a slight detour away from your health goals and stayed off track longer than expected? If so, you are not alone! Improving your eating habits is often easier said than done, and this can make it challenging to stay on track. So I wanted to give you a few quick tips on how to get back on track with your eating habits. Why is it that we take a detour from our healthy eating habits? Unfortunately, in the nutrition world, many reasons lie in over-simplifications. For example, “Don’t eat carbs,” “cake is bad for you,” and “fruit is unhealthy” are some of the quick and simple comments I hear often. You will listen to many of these simplifications worldwide, and most of them are about restricting or taking away certain foods and food groups. Nutrition advice that is “easier said than done” often hurts more people than it helps. And as humans, we are creatures of habit, and we are drawn to anything that retreats from us. Therefore, it is essential to be patient with ourselves