6 Ways To Improve Your Eating Habits and Lose Weight In 2020

Wanting to improve your eating habits is a noble goal, but it's a lot easier said than done, since our eating behaviours have been ingrained into us since our early childhood. Without committing to some kind of strategy, it can be incredibly challenging to get away from the habitual eating behaviours that we're comfortable with.

If you're experiencing health concerns as a consequence of your diet, then it would make sense why you would want to transform your eating habits in 2020. Let's take a look at 6 ways you can flip the switch on your food choices and avoid the health risks of a poor diet.

1.   Collect and learn healthy recipes

It's going to be difficult to prepare and eat healthier food at home if you have little to no recollection of any healthy recipes. If you're someone who's always eschewed most vegetables and grains, then it's understandable that you wouldn't have many genuinely healthy recipes in your cookbook.

There's no shortage of tasty and nutritious recipes out there for you to learn – try making your own halloumi veggie burgers or simple mushroom risotto. Eating healthy doesn't need to be complicated or involve hundreds of different ingredients and steps; just make sure you find recipes that are convenient for you to make regularly.

2.   Reflect on your choices

Depending on the type of person you are, mind over matter can be one of the most powerful ways for you to overcome your poor eating habits. At the end of the day, you and your mind control what you eat.

Once you take the first step, every step after that gets progressively easier. Learning to 'just say no' when you are confronted with a craving is one of the most challenging ways to quit a bad habit, but is also one of the most effective over a short time frame.

3.   Replace poor choices with good ones

If you want to adopt healthier eating habits, you don't have to throw your lifestyle out the window completely; you just need to make smarter choices here and there. For example, you could switch to almond milk in your morning coffee or start eating bananas for a mid-afternoon snack instead of chocolate bars.

Old habits die hard, so instead of trying to kill them directly, take a more subtle approach and slowly replace them with an alternative.

4.   Eat more with other people

When you share meals with other people, you are both committing to the same eating behaviour and will find it easier to make the switch when you're not doing it alone. For example, you and a workmate could go and find something healthy for lunch together, ensuring that neither of you caves in to cravings.

5.   Stock the fridge and pantry with health foods

Sometimes the best way to adopt better habits is to force yourself into a situation where it's less convenient to make the unhealthy choice. One way of doing this is to make sure your fridge and pantry are filled only with healthy food, so there's no way for you to cheat, even if you wanted to.

While you can always order something on your phone or drive to the fast food place, both of those options involve spending extra time and money just for the sake of satisfying your craving. It's much easier to avoid bad eating habits if getting access to them is going to be an extra hassle for you.

6.   Talk to your doctor or hire a dietician

There's no better way to fast-track your journey to healthier eating (and better physical health) than to get medical science on your side. With the authoritative advice of a doctor, you can engage with a dietician and work towards measurable health goals with support on how to achieve them.

Conclusion

There you have it, six ways you can dramatically change your poor eating habits and start losing weight in 2020. Remember; speaking to a doctor is the best way for you to get accurate advice on how to manage your weight and reduce your risk of chronic illness.

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