How you all doing today?
There are scary stats coming out about the state of our nation, we are fatter than ever.
There's no getting away from the fact that the current pandemic has been made dramatically worse due to the state of our health.
It's a massive, massive wake up call (or should be!)
We are quite simple as a nation much fatter than ever before!
The constant supply of nutritionally empty and sugar packed junk is making us fat and lazy.
Don’t get me wrong, I eat my fair share of junk but I exercise regularly and eat well around my bad foods.
For a lot of people minimal activity and processed junk food is the norm, day in day out.
I imagine that those people aren’t currently reading this article/email.
But for those of you (like me sometimes) who struggle to stop snacking on unhealthy foods in the evenings/weekends I’ve got a few tips to help.
1. Make Sure You’re Always Hydrated – I’m still amazed at how little some people drink. If you’re dehydrated you’re often tired and hungry – this means you’re more likely to make bad food choices.
2. Eat Your Greens – Dark and green leafy food are great, packed full of goodness and very filling. The magnesium content can help you combat your chocolate cravings.
3. Get Moving – You don’t need to do any high intensity stuff, just move your body. Walk the dog/go for a little jog. Anything to get the heart rate elevated and the blood pumping. Try doing this every time you fancy a sugary snack (unrealistic if you want a sugary snack 10 times a day) and see if you still want to afterwards. I reckon after all that work you may just fancy a bit of fruit instead.
4. Shop Better – If there’s junk food in the cupboards at some point you’re going to eat it. If you don’t want to eat it or it makes you feel guilty afterwards then don’t buy it. Easy.
5. Allow Time To Rest – If you’re constantly feeling fatigued and run down you’re more likely to eat quick, easy, processed meals and foods rather than taking time to prepare nice food.Allow some time to chill out each day and get your sleeping pattern sorted.
That’s all for me today.
Don’t let these highly calorific and sugary foods hijack and run our brain!
Take care,
Jamie Stedman