Diet Breakers and Plateau Busters - Do's and Don'ts

Avoid These Healthy Diet Disrupters

1. Stress - Many people are emotional eaters. When things in life go sour they look for comfort in food and drink. Look for comfort in friends, family, and spirituality. They are much lower in calories.
2. Disrupted schedule - Once a healthy person gets out of schedule, he frequently gives up healthy habits like exercise and planning healthy meals. Plan your schedule with "you" time.
3. Unhealthy spouse/friends - Don't be afraid of leaving your spouse/friends behind with you getting healthy/thinner and them remaining unhealthy. If you don't pressure them and if you tell them you're not leaving them as you get thin, they will probably join you. It should be about health, not appearance
4. Tempting foods - Rid your home of foods you know are your downfall. You cannot resist food temptation.
   

Plateau Busters - Tools you can use

1. Exercise - Work out in moderation and with the approval of your physician.
2. Food diaries - Keep a daily list for one month of what you eat and drink then add up the calories. Try to make food/beverage substitutes that will bring down the amount of calories that are ingested on a daily basis.
3. Structured Diets - Use our products for meals and snacks while eating one balanced meal per day. Knowing the exact calories for the majority of your intake makes one balanced meal less apt to throw off your diet.
   

Substitutes

1. Zero-calorie butter spray for butter
2. Diet soda for regular soda
3. Hi protein fruit drink for gatorade
4. Meal replacements for fast foods
5. Sugar-free jelly for regular jelly
6. More vegetables and less potatoes, pasta, rice
7. Second serving of vegetables instead of more meat
8. Black coffee and our hot beverage mixes instead of coffee shop drinks.
   

These are just a few suggestions. Keep your calories low, your protein up, and your fat and carbs in moderation. Work with your doctor. These suggestions are not for everybody.

Dr. Dennis Padla