Transitioning to healthier eating in the new year
Change doesn’t happen overnight. New Year’s resolutions are a great way to get the momentum going, but making small incremental changes every day is going to yield the best, most sustainable results in your life.
Making the transition to healthy eating is one of the most common resolutions we see, but it’s often approached incorrectly. The above graphics will help with your understanding of how to go about this process.
And to help motivate and empower you to make this change, here are 3 things healthy eating will do for you besides just losing weight.
1️⃣ 𝕀𝕟𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕕 ⬆️ 𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕪 𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕥𝕪 & 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕪
Eating more whole grains, fruits and vegetables gives you more energy to perform at a practice, in the gym, and during a competition. This is because carbohydrates provide direct fuel to your muscles. In addition, the vitamins and minerals in healthier foods help create and release energy in the muscle.
2️⃣ 𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕕 ⬇️ 𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕜 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕚𝕟𝕛𝕦𝕣𝕪
Eating more lean proteins, low-fat dairy (or dairy alternatives), fruits, vegetables and whole grains will provide the minerals you need to keep your bones strong and supported by the muscles protecting them. In addition, the increased energy you’ll have will help decrease strains and tears due to muscle fatigue.
3️⃣ 𝔹𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪
When you’re making better food choices, you might notice you’re not as sore anymore, you can tolerate heavier weights and you can endure more intense workouts. Amino acids and minerals in lean proteins and dairy specifically help rebuild torn muscle fibers that result from intense workouts.
Each time you make a change, challenge yourself to build on it with even more action steps. That way, you’ll eventually make healthy eating a habit.