TENDERT1965's NEW LIFESTYLE DIET

This is not a strict food plan. It is just a way to have better alternative choices from day to day for a healthier lifestyle. The choices are out there you just have to choose them.

Choose whole wheat (double fiber or extra protein) bread and brown rice or pasta. Get your protein (nuts, beans, and lean meats are better). Don't forget to snack (fruits, veggies, low-cal protein bars). Exercising 3 to 4 days a week (45 mins. to 1 hr. a day) is good. The goal is to make every minute of your exercise count. Sometimes it's good to make a change in the workout routine. So, don't get stuck on one thing, change it up (do something different) but keep up your intensity.

Stay mentally focussed on your goal (read health articles/books, keep a journal, talk yourself through it). The body wont follow if the mind is not convinced.

Eat every 2-3 hours (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack), drink lots of water, and keep the body moving.

The only thing you have to do is remember to EAT, stay ACTIVE, and drink WATER.

During the first two weeks, cut back (or give up) that thing that you know is holding you down. Don't panic, like I said before I gave up ALL bread, rice, pasta, and I went through withdrawls.

Week three, make the change. I allowed myself to graduate into whole wheat breads (double fiber and extra protein breads), brown rice, and whole wheat or brown rice pasta. I don't have time to make lunch everyday; so sometimes I have a Lean pocket (whole grain), Lean Cuisine, or Healthy Choice for lunch (it's easy, and a way to keep up with nutritional content).

After the first few weeks, you should feel the change taking place. I was no longer hungry and I found myself forgetting to have my snack, but whenever I forgot to snack I was starving by the next meal (you never want to feel like you are starving). EAT EVERY 2-3 HOURS. Once I got that in my head. It got easier.