Comments on: 7 Steps To Sustainable Healthy Eating Habits

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:00:55 +0000

One of my goals has been to simplify the mealtime routine and encourage my family to eat more wholesome foods, so on Sunday afternoon, I spend and hour or so chopping fruit (right now, it’s strawberries, cantaloupe, and watermelon) and store it in large containers right at eye level in the fridge. When dinner needs to be on the table quick, all I have to do is make a main dish (e.g., fish, chicken, rice, potatoes, beans), steam some veggies/toss a salad, and spoon the fruit onto a plate. In twenty minutes or less, we’re all set with a healthy, appetizing dinner.

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By: Sherri Kruger

Sherri Kruger — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:52:13 +0000

Hi Leah,

You’re right and perhaps I should have said fad diets or extreme diets don’t work. Diets for medical reasons are completely different I agree.

I think when most people hear the word diet they think of the fad diets or the extreme diets that you refer to at the end of your message and those are what I think don’t work.

Thank you for this and for allowing me to clarify!

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:47:22 +0000

Could I suggest that it’s wrong to say “diets don’t work”. Because they do. You just have to choose the right one. Some people are forced into specific diets by health requirements (eg. diabetics). Their diets obviously ‘work’ for them. I personally know people who have set themselves particular diets – it might be something as simple as serving yourself smaller portions at mealtime, or only eating dessert once a week – and have watched the kilos drop off, and those are diets that are easily maintained.

If you go to some ridiculous extreme like “I’m not going to eat red meat anymore” (when you actually love it – it’s a bit different for vegetarians who are morally opposed to it) or “I’m not going to eat anything with added sugar”, you are doomed for failure.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:45:41 +0000

“Choose one day a week when you can eat whatever you like, within reason of course. If you’re really wanting pizza, ice cream or donuts have them on this day.”

Don’t forget that you can also try to make your cheat foods healthier. Hubby and I adore pizza so we usually have pizza once a week for dinner. However, instead of ordering it or going out to a pizza joint, we make the dough, and occasionally the sauce, from scratch with some healthier substitutions (evoo instead of butter, for example). We also make smallish pizzas, and serve a veggie with it, usually roasted broccoli. Sure, it isn’t exactly health food, but it is a lot better for us than the greaseboats from Hungry Howies. It is also something we can realistically keep up.

You could do the same with ice cream, have banana ice cream! One ingredient, easy to make, very tasty and just like ‘real’ ice cream. Or mmmm, melon bread instead of chocolate cookies by the dozen. Where there is a will, there is a way. :)

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By: Sherri Kruger

Sherri Kruger — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:50:19 +0000

Hi Adam,

Thank you for the kind words I’m really glad you’re enjoying it so far.
“Is this something I can see myself doing in 2 years from now?” I love this question because healthy eating should be more of a lifestyle choice not a quick fix. If it’s not sustainable for the long haul it won’t work.

By: Adam Gilbert

Adam Gilbert — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:04:49 +0000

Sherri,

Congrats on the blog! I love it.

These are all great tips! I find asking the question, “Is this something I can see myself doing in 2 years from now?” helps a lot. Because if you don’t, then it’s not going to be permanent and therefore it won’t become a lifestyle.

Diets don’t work! Because they lead to short term thinking.

Awesome post!