A BALANCED DIET

Healthy eating is essentially very easy.  You don’t need to count points, calories or grams, work out percentages or nutrient ratios.  You do however need to be organised, have plenty of the right types of foods readily available and plan in advance.  The most common problems we find with our clients is that during the day if they haven’t planned in advance and there is no other food source available then they will end up making poor food decisions through the need to eat rather than through choice. 

Basically speaking sweets, chocolate, crisps and other highly processed foods don’t have a roll to play in a typical healthy diet.  If you are trying to lose weight whilst still eating this type of food, you will become despondent very quickly.  For as well as giving you loads more energy, confidence, improving the condition of your hair and skin and helping digestion, wholesome foods also do one vital job.  They make you feel fuller for longer.

In a healthy, balanced diet I recommend you choose only one treat day a week to have a couple of the sort of foods you enjoy that aren’t particularly any good for you.

Alcohol should be a no no during the week but a few drinks on the weekend is fine.  Many people fall foul to the effects of calorie laden alcoholic drinks.  It is one of the most common ways to ingest more calories in to your diet than you need by drinking them.  Your body doesn’t have to break the calories down to use as energy as it does with foods and the slowing down of the metabolic rate through dehydration make this substance a real problem. 

You should be drinking at least 2 litres of water every day.