Inside my fridge, I’ve got the most, creamiest, vanilla-ist, caramel-ist, ice-cream-ist ice cream in the world! Now ordinarily, there would be nothing stopping me from ripping open the lid and dipping my head right in it, right now. However, today is different. “How is it today different?” I hear you bellow. Today, I am embracing a more healthy eating habit because I am starting to understand that too much junk food is bad for the system. How so? Well, it contributes to an unhealthy eating habit, excessive weight gain, health issues and can cause serious complications. So if you’ve been putting junk inside your system, it’s time to de-junk your diet and start minimising the junk you consume.
1. First of all, snack. Replace chocolates and salty crisps with healthy snacks. Snacking is good for you; what is the problem however, is what you’re snacking on. Try flavoured rice cakes or some fruits. Stores are stocking more and more tasty ‘healthier snacks’ as people become more health conscious. So try them out, one by one. You might be surprised at what you can get.
2. Try taking packed lunches to work, college, or where ever else you may be going. Not only could this help you save money, but it can also eliminate all that hovering around vending machines and fast food joints at lunch times.
3. Drink water, drink water, drink water, drink water, drink water, drink water…but don’t over-do it.
4. Be more organised. This may seem a bit strange in an article about your diet, but sometimes, for example, waking up that little bit earlier and allowing some more time to prepare yourself breakfast can stop you from grabbing an unhealthy meal on your way out.
5. Nowadays there are tons and tons of fast food joints all over the UK. Everywhere you turn there’s bound to be a burger bar lurking around some corner. So if you’re a regular at the local burger bar then giving up your daily stop can be quite a demanding task. So just try and cut down slowly. For example, buy smaller meals, and then slowly cut down on the days you go in.
6. Try as much as possible to eat healthy meals majority of the time. Eating the right food with the right nutrients means that you’ll be able to resist the temptation to dip into junk food better.
7. Get a friend, and de-junk your diets together. Suffering together as opposed to suffering on your own really can help make this a little bit easier. Just make sure that your friend is as serious about de-junking as you are. (Also, there is no suffering involved in de-junking your diet, promise!)
8. To successfully de-junk it is vital that you keep an active lifestyle. This doesn’t mean climbing mountains and rowing across the oceans (although it could) it simply means walking a bit more, or taking up a regular sport.
9. Be prepared to ‘slip-up’ once in a while. It’s not easy de-junking your diet and there will be some days when it all just goes wrong. But don’t let it discourage you. Just get up and start afresh tomorrow, more determined and a lot more aware of how difficult de-junking can be.
10. And now for my final tip. There isn’t a problem with somersaulting in a sea of junk food every now and again. Just try and make it a little controlled. For example, use it as a reward and control the portion you have. Don't finish a super-sized bag of crisps or a bucket-full of ice cream in one sitting. Decide what portion you will be having and have no more than that portion. So let’s say you have an article you need to write, and you have the most, creamiest, vanilla-ist, caramel-ist, ice-cream-ist ice cream in the world sitting in your fridge. Just finish your article, and then go to your fridge and celebrate another job well done with just a few scoops.
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