kewl tip #3 – moderation

• When you eat when you want in moderation, you don’t have to give up your favorite foods.
• You can have anything! The key is managing what you’re going to have—not depriving yourself, but not going overboard.
• Keep what you’ve been eating in mind. If you remember that you splurged a little on breakfast, you can scale back later in the day to compensate. Adversely, you can save up and enjoy a few bites of your favorite snack later in the day.
• Don’t exercise so much that you burn yourself out and it becomes unsafe just to have something you want.
• The 90-10 Strategy works really well for me! In general, I try to have 90 percent healthy foods during the day, and 10 percent of my food consumption can be special treats.

My Thoughts:

You know you’ve heard it before! “Everything in moderation.” Whoever came up with that was pretty smart! I like knowing this saying because it makes sense. It also helps me realize that I don’t have to give up things I really like. I just have to manage them. If I want some chocolate, that’s fine! I don’t have the whole bar, but a few bites. Then I keep the chocolate that I ate in the back of my mind for the rest of the day. I had a little, but I don’t want to forget about it and go wild with something else. That could hurt me in the long run. I also don’t have to burn myself out while exercising either, in an effort to have what I want. What a relief! I’m a big fan of the 90-10 Strategy. It means that 90 percent of what we eat during the day is healthy, nutritious, delicious food, and the other 10 percent is indulgences! It’s a great guideline, and gives me a general idea of how to eat.