Healthy Eating Habits

I am trying so hard to get back into healthy eating habits.  I’d fallen off the wagon for the past year or more.  I feel like I have to be completely in the right frame of mind to eat on the healthier side and I just wasn’t at that place in my life ever since my mom passed away.  I’m turning the big 50 next month and I’ve made a promise to myself to make this year the best one yet.

Tonight’s dinner: baked tilapia, sweet potatoes, corn and salad

This past week I decided to join Weight Watchers online program.  I signed up for 3 months.  Many years ago I lost weight using their program and adopted their techniques into my healthy lifestyle.  Ever since that time, when I gain a few pounds I simply use the things that I learned to get me back to my desired weight.  I’d like to share a few things that I do to achieve my personal weight loss goals.  These are just good habits to have regardless of the diet plan you are on.

1. I write everything that I eat down on paper.  Actually, I’m using the Weight Watchers app on my phone to do this since technology is such a wonderful thing.
2. I make sure that I have healthy snacks on hand at all times so that I don’t seek out high calorie snacks when I’m hungry.
3. I walk.  Yes walking is my favorite form of physical activity.  Walking is easy to do and it burns calories.  I have my Fitbit and try to remember to put it on every day.
4. I get involved in the online message boards because it helps to have others for support.
5. I drink a lot of water and unsweetened iced green tea.
6. I increase my intake of fresh fruit and vegetables.
7. I indulge in dessert a few times a week trying to keep it within limits.  I’m not going to go overboard and ruin a whole week’s worth of healthy eating with a single dessert.
8. I get inspiration for healthy recipes on Pinterest and other social media sites.
9. I keep it real.  I don’t beat myself up every minute of every day obsessing over weight loss.  I just choose a healthy lifestyle 90% of the time and know that everything else should fall in place.

What do you do to stay healthy?  Do you have a specific diet plan that you try to follow?

*This is not a sponsored post.  I am not affiliated with Weight Watchers in any way.