Deciding what to eat can be such a strenuous thinking process. Temptation lurks around every corner. Create a mindset to choose healthier foods and those donuts in the break room won’t look as appealing.
Try these tips to develop a healthy mindset when making food choices.
- Don’t think about the calories and losing weight, instead focus on gaining good health.
- Eat more vegetables, fruits and whole grains. These foods have fiber, which will keep you feeling fuller longer and less likely to give in to poor choices.
- Plan your splurge. If you know you are allowing yourself that slice of pie after dinner, you won’t feel deprived when passing on cookies in office.
There are numerous food choices to make a day and often we don’t even realize we are making them. Being mindful of environmental cues or emotional triggers can help to make more mindful decisions about what and how much we eat.