​Metabolism Re-set with Mindful Eating Habits!

Here are Seven Satisfying Food Tips to help you get back on track in the new year. Try these tips for the month of January. Maybe start slow by adding a couple tips over the next few days and then add more. Take charge of what you eat and enjoy every bite!

1. Eat more vegetables and with every meal including breakfast. Heavy on the leafy and green vegetables. Make friends with broccoli and spinach. Limit carrots, beets and corn (actually a starch).
2. Eat more protein. Get creative with the chicken. Use spices. Ground turkey is good with taco seasoning in it. If you like fish, stick to white fish and albacore white tuna (packed in water). No-fat cottage cheese counts as protein! It is so good mixed with fresh green and red peppers, fresh pineapple chunks and blueberries. Give it a chance. It’s the kind of friend that grows on you after a while.  
3. Drink lots of water. Try drinking 16 ounces before your coffee in the morning and before each meal. Not a big water gal? Start by buying a new fantastic water bottle that speaks love to your heart! Aim for one of these options daily: Option 1 = 64 ounces, Option 2 = 72 ounces, Option 3 = between 72 and 108 ounces. Yes, I know that last option goes up to one gallon.
4. Plan one average sized dessert a week. Other than that, limit or remove sugar. This alone will bless your heart.
5. Remove all artificial sweeteners from your diet.
6. Eat fruit but limit fruit juices. Limit bananas. Consider one serving to be about three inches of the whole banana.
7. Limit fats and dairy. Dairy is that friend that you will need to take a little time away from after the holidays. Dairy is hard to process and stores itself in the most unwelcome places. But do eat a tablespoon or two of peanut butter. Eat some avocado too. And olive oil with cracked pepper is great for grilling vegetables and meat.

Bonus!!! Please eat some bread. Try whole grain breads. I like the brand “Dave’s” which has a nice amount of protein in it, filling the belly in a good way. Eat rice (white and brown) and quinoa! Mix rice and quinoa together if you’re not a big fan of quinoa. Eat your potatoes and eat sweet potatoes. Just watch the portion size of the potato. Eye ball it. You should be able to hold it in the palm of your hand. A great treat is a sweet potato with honey and cinnamon on top. You don’t need the sugar. You are sweet without it!
Easy Steps to Success

• Make a grocery list (don’t forget to include the Bliss Ball ingredients). Stock up on the items listed that you enjoy eating.
• Shop (don’t forget the fancy new water bottle).
• Come home and prepare enough food for the next 3-5 days. Turn music on or listen to an inspirational book on tape while you prepare the food. Cook meats, rice/quinoa and potatoes. Clean and cut vegetables. Wash the fruit and leave it out on the table. Make the Bliss Balls.
• Add a new exercise to your healthy eating practices. Adding just 10 minutes of exercise twice a day will make a difference.
• You are ready for success in re-setting your metabolism.

Dominate the day or it will dominate you!