HOW TO INTERROGATE YOUR DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS Long post but worth reading Ask yo…

HOW TO INTERROGATE YOUR DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS Long post but worth reading Ask yourself this when looking at your next meal or snack: how is this helping my current health and well-being? Is it? Is it proving me with the nutrition I need to feel healthy and full of energy? When I decided I wanted to loose weight I started by INTERROGATING my diet. I read and I read ALOT. I quickly learnt that my daily diet ( made up of meals and snacks) was largely made up of #carbohydrates. Now this is not a dont eat carbs post because I am all about that #carblife but I realised my diet was not balanced. By eating a diet solely made up of #carbs I was hungry a lot my sugar cravings were at an all time high and I had energy highs and lows throughout the day. There are so many impacts on our bodies and how we feel each day if our diet is not well balanced. If you have improved your health you probably already know this but MOST foods are carbohydrates. Jams muesli granola muesli bars yoghurts sauceshoney fruit vegetables lollies chocolate ITS NOT just rice bread and pasta. Carbohydrates are in most foods which came as a huge shock to me. I was basically eating carbs all day long even if they were healthy ones. So WHAT NEXT? I began learning how to balance my plate. For example: My old lunch may have been a bowl of yoghurt fruit or rice cakes and vegemite ( which I thought was going to help me be healthy and loose weight ) only to find myself craving sweets and hour later and also I was starving hungry! OR are you the opposite? Is your diet made up of lots of #fats and protein with limited carbs. When building a meal I would try to include 3 things: 1. A protein source ( chicken fish tofu etc). 2. A source of carbohydrates ( rice bread pasta vegetables salad) 3. A fat source ( avacado nuts seeds olive oil in my dressing etc) Learning to balance my plate was a GAME changer for me. So if its weight loss results you are after start by interrogating your diet ASK yourself what is your plate ACTUALLY made up of? What is your #diet really made up? Heres a thought: maybe you…… continued in comments

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