Happy New Year! Time for those annual New Year’s resolutions. For many, “start a new diet” is on the very top of the list (and for good reason--obtaining a healthy BMI is crucial for good health and serious chronic disease prevention).
When it comes to weight management, there is no lack of trendy fad diets out there promising fast results. But watch out and look beyond the flashy advertisements and Pinterest infographics.
Many of these fad diets are so restrictive that they limit your nutritional intake and can leave some major nutrient gaps—some can even be dangerous. Furthermore, some of these diets are so unrealistic or expensive that they cannot be maintained long-term. Then next year you are in the same boat with the same New Year’s resolution once again.
The good news is there is hope! There really is a “best diet.”
The key to achieving and sustaining a healthy weight isn’t about short-term dieting. It’s about making strategic, evidence-based behavior changes. They add up to a healthy lifestyle you can enjoy and realistically maintain. Forever is about making one small habit change, then another, and then another.
Accumulated scientific research supports a healthy lifestyle that includes eating a nutrient-dense, high fiber, low saturated fat diet; exercising daily; getting adequate sleep; and managing stress properly.
Here are some great tips to get you started on your journey to a healthy diet lifestyle!
Aren’t you glad God gave us new seasons and new starts? Today is the perfect time to make some healthy habit changes.
Getting to and maintaining a healthy weight requires both a healthy eating plan and regular exercise tailored to your unique needs. Consistency and long-term, sustainable behavior changes are key when it comes to good health. So, start out the New Year with some small healthy habit changes and keep building on them each month. Before you know it, you will be living a healthy lifestyle and feeling great.
Good-bye fad diets and hello sustainable health!
There is a spiritual component to overall good health and bodily stewardship as well. For more in-depth information on how to build a healthy lifestyle with a distinctive Biblical perspective, go to our new Wellness Foundations section from the Medi-Share Member Center.