How I now eat Healthy (Sort of)

Hello and welcome back to 'Boy in a Big World'

*****So I was just re-reading yesterday's blog post and realised 2 things.
1) It was so majorly deppresamondo
2) It didn't really make vast quantities of sense

So I'm going to leave it there as a sort of reminder to me about how not to be a s**t writer but also because this blog is as much a diary for me as it is for you to read.
And that's all I'm going to say about that because it does not to well to dwell on the past.*****


And onto the topic based around the title of this post. Healthy eating and the new year.
Now I do not profess to be a nutritionist or anyone that knows anything major about food but I know a thing or 2 about eating crap all day everyday because that is possible my favourite thing to doc(after writing this blog and walking my dogs).

So anyway......This new year I have vowed not to eat healthier and remove crappy food from my life all together but to just be more conscious of what I eat. I started going to the gym about 3-4 months ago and don't get me wrong, I feel fitter and have seen results in things like the fact I sleep better at night and my wobbly bits don't wobble as much anymore. But one thing I have noticed since I started going to the gym is that fact that I my diet is not that great. Its by no means appalling but it could be better.

I eat good wholesome main meals (I will never be one of those people who prep 50 meals in Tupperware and live off it for a week, I like variety). By that I mean that they include good amounts of food from all food groups and they keep me full for longer. But what I am a nightmare for is SNACKING!!!!!!!
Chocolate, crisps and pastries are my angel. I'm lucky that I have a high metabolism but I know this wont last forever and that one day I will wake up and be 25st (jokes).

So about the end of November time I vowed to be more aware of what I'm eating. Not to drastically change my diet and become a salad loving maniac.



Look at that salad loving woman, she loves her salad so much but I swear to you, that is most definitely not me...........at all..........one bit.

And you know what it worked. Rather than just mindlessly shoving a croissant into my mouth. I would look at said croissant and think 'Do I really want this?' 'Am I really hungry or am I just bored?'

And most of the time I would just be bored. I would make myself a cup of tea or get up and go for a walk around work or even just sing a song to myself and you know what 90% of the time it would work.
Other times I would find myself walking towards said croissants location and devouring it in 3 bites but it has been easier than I thought it was going to be.
Don't get me wrong I haven't given up crap all together. Last night I indulged in a dinner of oven chips, fish finger and beans but (correct me if I'm wrong in saying) that that has more nutritional value than a bag of m&m's?

So what I'm saying is, don't try and eat healthy all at once, I have done that before and in a few days you are back to square one. Just try different things. See what works for you. And get active. The fact that I know I have just burned X calories at the gym makes me very reluctant to shove them back into my body in crisp form.

I hope you all had a wonderful new year and again sorry about yesterday, there will be days like that in the future because I am allowed to have crappy days every now and then.

Wishes,
Jack