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    What Does Healthy Eating Look Like?

    September 9, 2016 By Heather 1 Comment

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    Every day I work with people who feel like they need to lose weight.  Really, most of us are trying to find some sort of balance between what we are eating and how much we are moving.  I think a large part of the frustration is that so many of us are so confused about what healthy eating actually looks like.  We have been dieting for so long we don’t know how to be with food anymore.

    Imagine you’re driving down the road and you get a flat tire, does it make sense to pull over and slash the other three tires?  That’s how most of us deal with food.  We count calories and carbs, we weigh and measure, we deny ourselves our favorite, forbidden foods.  Once we slip up though its all over, we go off track with our eating just a little bit and we lose our way completely – giving up and going completely out of control.  We are so stuck in the all-or-nothing mentality when it comes to food.

    The answer for me is 80/20, most of the time I eat well, then some days we have pizza and wings for dinner.  The thing is though, when I eat something less than healthy or a little decadent, I get over it.  I don’t spend the rest of the day beating myself up over a cookie at lunch.  More importantly, I don’t let one bad meal turn into a bad day of eating which turns into a week of bad decisions because diets can only start on Monday.  Food is good and I’m human.  Life is too short to be spent counting calories.  At the same time I want to live a healthy life, I want to teach my kids that eating well is not a chore.  It’s all about balance.  Let go of all the fads and trends.  If a certain plan works for you, use it for the accountability, but leave a little space in your life for splurges and treats, and know that having them is building a healthy relationship with food.

    The number one thing I want people to learn is that healthy eating is not about always having healthy food on your plate. Healthy eating is about having a healthy relationship with the food in front of you.

     

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    Tagged With: body image, healthy eating, healthy food, Heather Lester

    About Heather

    Hi! I’m Heather. I’ve been a personal trainer and wellness coach for the last 6 years. My focus with my clients is helping them to figure out why we, as women, feel the way we do about our bodies, how we define what's good enough for us, and why we are so afraid to feel good about the way we look. I have been on my own wellness journey over the past twenty years: becoming a wife and mother to two amazing girls, losing over 80 pounds (lots of running and a dedication to weight watchers) and winning the battle against depression. Now, I spend my life trying to change the way others view themselves and helping them find their own way to a life filled with health, wellness, and a little exercise. Follow along at Letting Go of the Numbers.

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    1. Ikepo Osawaye says

      September 12, 2016 at 12:35 PM

      Thank you Heather for the reminder.That’s the way I see things now because I know for me healthy eating is for a lifetime.

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