8 Diet Tips for the Average Person

          Looking for tips on eating healthy and being healthy? If so, then you came to the right place, keep reading. There are some things you want to avoid doing, eating and drinking. There are some things you don't want to avoid doing, eating and drinking that could help you stay healthy. In this post I am going to inform you about those things to avoid and not avoid.

          Things to avoid:

          Junk food

• If you are trying to eat healthy you want to avoid junk food! This is by far the #1 rule for eating healthy. Junk food gives you SO many unwanted fat calories..and bad fat calories, which your body does not want or need, even though YOU may want it, your body does not.

          Alcohol 

• Stay away from alcohol, not only is it bad for your mental health but it is bad for your physical health as well, and it sure is not going to help with weight loss. Drinking alcohol can harm your organs, like your liver. Basically if your liver fails, you will die. Not to be harsh or anything but it's the truth. Now i'm not saying drinking a little bit of alcohol on special occasions such as new years or your 21st birthday is a terrible thing and could kill you but if you're an alcoholic then yes, in some cases this is true. If you are an alcoholic please get help, you will feel a lot better and it is for the best. 

          Fatty and sugary foods

• Now this could also go with junk food. If you're trying to lose body fat then you do not want to eat fatty foods such as Milkshakes (It may be hard to give up this delicious shake but try something healthy like a green shake/smoothie, check out my green smoothie post for more information), french fries, ice cream ( Ice cream is by far my favorite snack in the world so if you're like me try and make your portions of ice cream smaller and don't eat it as much, once in a while is okay), cheese, after these few examples I am sure you can tell what is fatty and sugary.

          Avoid Soda

• Soda is not good for your body at all! If you drink soda every single day for one year that is equal to about 39 pounds of sugar a year! If you have too much sugar it can reduce production of a brain chemical that helps you learn, store memories ,and process insulin. The carbonation in soda can cause gas, bloating, cramping, and exacerbate the effects of irritable bowel syndrome. Soda can corrode your teeth due to the high levels of acid, which is kind of gross, I hope you don't wanna drink soda after that fact.

          Self doubt

• NEVER put yourself down, tell yourself you can't do it and don't let anyone else doubt you or put you down and say you can't do it because you can. If anyone or yourself tells you that you can't do anything, Prove them wrong and prove yourself wrong. Watch some motivational videos and look at motivational quotes or whatever gives you motivation. Remember, You can do it!!

          Things you should do

          Eat healthy

• Eating healthy is very important for your body. You want to eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Some things your body needs that you can get in healthy foods are protein, good fats, fiber, and carbohydrates. You can get protein from plenty of foods such as peanut butter, eggs, beans, beef, seafood and plenty of other good foods. Your body needs good fats such as polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats which you can get from avacados, nuts dark chocolate, chia seeds and plenty of others. Some foods you can get fiber from are beans, whole grains, brown rice, popcorn, nuts, berries and others. Sugary sweets have plenty of carbs...but you don't want to eat a lot of sugary sweet foods so you might wanna choose the better foods such as dairy, potatoes, bread, rice, fruits and many more. 

          Exercise

• Exercise is a big factor in weight loss. Not sure what to do to exercise? There are plenty of things to do! You could walk, run, ride your bicycle, go hiking, swim, play sports such as track, football, baseball, softball, soccer, or you could simply do workouts. There are definitely plenty of workouts to do, not only will it help you lose weight but it will also build muscle to help you get strong. 

          Diet

• Every now and then you might want to find a special diet you would like to do. There are plenty of these diets, if you surf the web just look for a diet that might interest you, now it may be a 3 day diet, 5 day, 7 day, or even a 30 day diet. Now in the future I may post some diets so stay tuned!!