Corn, Wild Animals and Insects

As I mentioned in a previous post - consistency may be boring but it does get you results. Daily little habits - repeated consistently - make a difference.

Before I go on any further you may want to check out the recent post from Steve Pavlina - Goals into Habits. He explains that goals are only unsuccessful if you don't develop the little habits that constantly feed the end result.

Corn, Wild Animals and Insects

The word "diet" conjures up feelings of deprivation in our food toxic society. Yet the word "diet" is actually a way to describe the certain eating habits and patterns of a group or community. An example of this definition in a social sciences book may read, "the diet of the native people included corn, wild animals and some insects that they harvested or hunted".

The word "diet" in the weight loss community could read, "your diet involves the activity of proper planning, purchasing, preparation and consumption of foods that are wholesome, health promoting and in proper proportion for weight loss to occur". It is not just about counting calories, and it doesn't mean eliminating foods or depriving yourself of food that you enjoy.

It also doesn't mean that it is only for a finite period of time. Your diet, the one that keeps you in a healthy weight range, should last a lifetime. A consistent daily approach that turns habits into your own personal diet.

In America though, diet means a rigid application of strict adherence to certain foods and elimination of others. Something to be done over a selected period of time. How unproductive is that. Your not learning habits, you are learning how to follow rules and how to test your will power. The more anal your personality the more successful you will be.

So start a "diet". A healthy personal approach to purchasing, preparing and enjoying the things that you know are good for you. Try working on the following habits;

• Planning and preparation

• Moderation of indulgences

• Choosing predominately wholesome foods

• Including fruits and vegetables

• Drinking clean filtered water

• Eating smaller meals, more often

• Enjoying your food