Ok so you don’t have the perfect body, so what?

It does not mean that you should be out there punishing yourself by going into a diet. A diet is supposed to be a positive thing not a punishment, a decision where you take your power back. A diet is supposed to symbolize that you have made a decision about the direction you want your body to take. In fact, the number one reason why most people do not stay long enough to see results with diets or always gain all their weight back is because most diets are not sustainable. To me, a diet is being conscious of what I am putting in my mouth, eating healthily and managing my food portions. It does not include me staying away from great foods, that are beneficial to my body.

So today, we look at a concept of diet without sacrifice. For most people a diet implies giving up their favorite foods and eating foods that are tasteless and horrible to the mouth. It is time to turn this phenomenon around. And I am talking from experience.

I used to be one of those people who thought eating healthily involved eating boring foods, but it is once I started experimenting with food, and learning more about it, did I start coming out with not so bad tasting foods. I started finding out about spices that I could use to make my food exciting.

Spices can turn even the most boring foods into something even you can enjoy. I tend to be lazy a lot, especially because I stay alone and it gets really boring to cook a grand meal for one person. As a result I eat a lot of fish and chicken because they are really quick to prepare, and on top of that they are lean. That’s where spices come in.

Instead of using marinades or butter on these, I use spices, which is great because I don’t have to pack on the calories. Lately I have been trying Italian seasoning, and it is not a bad choice when it comes to the calories. These spices will even work to revamp your salad, so get creative.

You can even enjoy the occasional treat when dieting as long as you do so sparingly, that’s what I do. The key when dieting is to learn about proper portions and moderate indulgence. There are all kinds of low sugar or low carb desserts  that you can enjoy sparingly, the same way I do. You can even find sugar free or low calorie candy in some cases though you should keep in mind that calories, particularly when it comes to candy you eat unconsciously add up quickly and you must pay close attention to those things you put into your mouth.

The point I am trying to make is that you do not have to sacrifice flavor in order to diet or to eat healthily. Seasonings are a great way to add a lot of flavor for a tiny bit of effort on your part. Desserts are also great and you can find many dips and sauces that can be made with fat free or low fat mayonnaise or sour cream in order to cut a few more calories during your dieting process. Now this just to make your diet sustainable. You still need to be aware of all the things you are putting into your mouth, and what the repercussions are.

These dips and sauces can often make a great substitution, when paired with vegetables, for those chips and dips we love so much and often miss when dieting or when we are trying to eat healthily. Cucumbers, green, red, and yellow peppers, broccoli, and carrot sticks all have a nice little crunch to them that when combined with a good low fat dip can help cure the crave beast for greasy chips that often rears its head when dieting.

If you watch your calories carefully during meals you should be delighted to know that there are many little snack treats that are prepackaged in 100 calorie packs for your enjoyment. This means that you can indulge on occasion in those treats that you love most without sacrificing all your dieting efforts in the process.

We all want the benefits of losing weight and will readily admit that if it were a simple process we’d all be thin. However, opting for a low calorie snack now and again is not a sin. It can definitely make the difference in sustaining your diet and healthy eating habits.

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