Hello my beautiful friends!!!
1. Make your coffee at home, what ever you decided to add to it I can almost guarantee you that it will still have less calories & fat than getting that Starbucks delicious caramel macchiato or Frappuccino. I have mentioned before the ideal would be to start your morning with a tea instead or warm water with lemon to kick start your metabolism, but I love coffee and that's one of the places where I choose to use some of my 20% foods
2. Always have a healthy breakfast. Starting your day off right with a healthy & balance breakfast will start the mood to a healthier day & being more conscious on what your eating.
3. Drink your water!!! I know BORING... right? well it works. Find new ways to drink your water and make your self accountable make a goal every day of how much water you will be drinking that day & work towards it. I love having cute cups for my water, love drinking water with a straw, and cold. Once in a while when I have some extra time, I cut lemon or lime wedges to add to my water & pieces of fruit like strawberries to infuse my water.
4. Have a healthy snack in between your meals! YES eating more times during the day!! now I got your attention right? well I love having a snack usually at around 10am and 3 pm I have a snack. I find it very helpful to snack in between meals to avoid feeling like I'm starving. If Karla starts to feel like she's starving at any point, diet will be going out the window & you will see me stopping by for a pizza, instead plan ahead and take some snacks to work with you .
5. Add oatmeal to your diet. Oatmeal is a great source of fiber, filling & low in calories, it is a whole grain and perfect breakfast. Add some fruit into your oatmeal for a extra boost of fiber. overnight oatmeal is one of my favorite and soon I will be sharing my recipe.
6. Cut or limit juice out of your diet. Yes even the 100% juice there really isn't a need for juice & it's not worth the calories, Juice is full of sugar! Skip the juice to save on calories thru out the day instead grab a fruit.
7. Workout! You must find some time to workout from 5 min a day to 60min a day find some time to workout. Find something you enjoy doing, there will be something I promise. If you hate lifting weights, don't lift weights. You hate zumba? Dont' zumba. You hate going to the gym? don't go to the gym. Find something you do like & focus on that, do you love walking? walk more & walk daily. Do you love dancing? Dance more & dance faster. find what you love & just do it. For me it changes sometimes I want to zumba, other times I want to climb mountains & other day's I just feel like working out at home.
& remember to stay healthy
xoxo -karla
Healthy can have different meanings to different people. I would love to share what it means to me & the goals that I have in mind for my fitness journey. I strive for a healthy balance on a daily basis, which means to me eating healthy foods & whole foods about 80% of the time & having pizza & a donut on some other days. I love food, and I feel like I'm still in my journey to having a better relationship with food. I have a huge appetite like really I could eat a torta & a burrito and will still ask what's for dessert? this is the reason why I choose to eat bigger portions of healthier & whole foods. Allowing me to treat myself gives me the choice to have some of the foods that I love with moderation. So here are 7 tips that I apply to my life for a healthier lifestyle, easy things you can start today. I'm still on my journey to finding balance & learning as I go.
1. Make your coffee at home, what ever you decided to add to it I can almost guarantee you that it will still have less calories & fat than getting that Starbucks delicious caramel macchiato or Frappuccino. I have mentioned before the ideal would be to start your morning with a tea instead or warm water with lemon to kick start your metabolism, but I love coffee and that's one of the places where I choose to use some of my 20% foods
2. Always have a healthy breakfast. Starting your day off right with a healthy & balance breakfast will start the mood to a healthier day & being more conscious on what your eating.
3. Drink your water!!! I know BORING... right? well it works. Find new ways to drink your water and make your self accountable make a goal every day of how much water you will be drinking that day & work towards it. I love having cute cups for my water, love drinking water with a straw, and cold. Once in a while when I have some extra time, I cut lemon or lime wedges to add to my water & pieces of fruit like strawberries to infuse my water.
4. Have a healthy snack in between your meals! YES eating more times during the day!! now I got your attention right? well I love having a snack usually at around 10am and 3 pm I have a snack. I find it very helpful to snack in between meals to avoid feeling like I'm starving. If Karla starts to feel like she's starving at any point, diet will be going out the window & you will see me stopping by for a pizza, instead plan ahead and take some snacks to work with you .
5. Add oatmeal to your diet. Oatmeal is a great source of fiber, filling & low in calories, it is a whole grain and perfect breakfast. Add some fruit into your oatmeal for a extra boost of fiber. overnight oatmeal is one of my favorite and soon I will be sharing my recipe.
6. Cut or limit juice out of your diet. Yes even the 100% juice there really isn't a need for juice & it's not worth the calories, Juice is full of sugar! Skip the juice to save on calories thru out the day instead grab a fruit.
7. Workout! You must find some time to workout from 5 min a day to 60min a day find some time to workout. Find something you enjoy doing, there will be something I promise. If you hate lifting weights, don't lift weights. You hate zumba? Dont' zumba. You hate going to the gym? don't go to the gym. Find something you do like & focus on that, do you love walking? walk more & walk daily. Do you love dancing? Dance more & dance faster. find what you love & just do it. For me it changes sometimes I want to zumba, other times I want to climb mountains & other day's I just feel like working out at home.
& remember to stay healthy
xoxo -karla
These are great tips for making healthy choices. A good reminder to start small, because each step in the right direction really adds up before you know it.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips! I've been doing pretty good lately, although my workout routine kind of slipped the last couple weeks. I have to get back at it!
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