Nutrition

For those of us wishing to makeover our lifestyle we have the internet, books, personal coaches, tapes, DVDs and magazines all at our finger tips.

Besides trying to make sense of it all, sometimes just getting started is the biggest challenge. Having expert advice and real person encouragement and support can make all the difference.

Empower yourself to be your own expert and inspire others to live better too.

The Good Life Diet: Our top eating tips to get you started!

Implement some of these tips into your daily routine to kick start your solid and lasting lifestyle change.

Top Tips 1- Set goals

Determine what your short and long-term nutrition, exercise and wellbeing goals are. Write them down and plan out what you will need to do to get there. Stick to the plan and revise with a loved one so they can help keep you on track too

Top Tips 2- Keep a diary

Buy yourself a new diary or add and extra column into your current planner where you can keep track of what, when and how much you eat and exercise everyday. This has been found to not only help you track your progress but bring to light some bad habits and keep you motivated towards achieving your goals.

Top Tips 3- Get expert advice

Everybody has a different and unique situation where genetics, body shape, current level of fitness and lifestyle all play a role. Having an expert on your team is a really good idea. You want to be equipped with the right knowledge, advice that’s tailored to you and support of a good mentor -This is a recipe for success.

Top Tips 4- make a grocery list

Plan your meals for the week, make a grocery list and stick to it when you go shopping. Make sure you include plenty of fresh foods- in season fruit and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, lean meats, fish and low fat dairy products. Only go down the aisles that you need, processed packaged foods are often high is sugar and fat (often more expensive too) so try to keep these to a minimum.

Top Tips 5- Check food labels

There is a lot to learn from the product label, as long as you know how to read it. Remember to select the healthiest products always: Look at the claim on the label, check the nutrition information panel and read the ingredients list.

Top Tips 6- Exercise

There are tremendous benefits in even a small amount of physical activity each day. This combined with healthy eating, it is the easiest way to reduce your waist measurement and lower your risk of chronic disease.