If you’re trying to lose weight and don’t know where to start, you’ve come to the right place. While losing weight, you need to remember these three things. First, eating healthy is the most important part of any journey. Second, drinking water is the second most necessary thing to do. And lastly, you need to get your body moving.

Let’s talk about food first. Junk food, chocolate bars, and unnecessary fatty foods is all fun and games until you finish that bowl of ice cream feeling like crap. How can we stop ourselves from eating all that stuff you might be asking? Well, what you first need to do is acknowledge what’s happening. Once you realize that you’re about to binge eat the entire fridge, you’re less likely to do it. Then, drink 0.5L of water and try distracting yourself from eating, if you’re still hungry after 15 minutes then go ahead and eat something healthy, if not, then now you know that your body was just thirsty. (Most of the time we’re just thirsty and not hungry)

Now let’s talk about the things you should eat. Fruits and vegetables are a must! Try including them in every meal you have.

Protein is another source of food you should definitely start eating more since it helps supply amino acids for the growth and repair of cells. Protein foods include beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, milk, yogurt(especially Greek yogurt) and cheese(especially cottage cheese)

Now as much as eating healthy is important make sure you’re eating in reasonable portions, so don’t over eat yet don’t under eat. Skipping meals will not help you in the long run whatsoever, it will lower your metabolism and cause you to gain wait whenever you’ll eat any usual amount of food. So please, pay your body some respect by treating it with love and always taking care of it.

~Tatiana