It's not a "diet", It's a way of life.

How many of your New Year's Resolutions were to go on a diet?? Well, I hope no ones was. How about try to just start eating cleaner and healthier food and make it a way of life? That would work a lot better. Yes, you may have a friend of a friend who did the grapefruit diet and lost 10 lbs in a week, but I can guarantee you she probably gained it back within 2 weeks of going back to their regular way of eating. No fad diet will create long term results. (I hope this is not new information to anyone).

No one has to cut everything good out of their lives, but when you do eat something "unhealthy" just do it in moderation. I tried a 30 day cleanse last year where you only eat clean (unprocessed) foods, and it just didn't work for me. I couldn't cut ranch dressing out of my life. Sorry, I just can't do it. There were definitely a lot of good food alternatives that stuck with me though and when you reach for a snack - it's definitely better to grab a hand full of almonds than it is to grab the bag of cheetos. We all probably know my anti-pop rule (see earlier blog), and it's better to try not to eat a lot of fast food (or any), and another simple rule is to try not to eat anything out of a box ie. hamburger helper. Simple things like that can really make a big difference on your health for you and your family.

Happy Running!                     ~Becky