Make Your Next Food Choice a Better Food Choice!

One mistake many dieters seem to make is thinking that if they don't eat perfectly (according to their diet plan) their whole day is shot so they should just keep eating whatever they want and start anew tomorrow. While making sure you eat better tomorrow is definitely a good idea, you don't have to wait that long to make better food choices.

One misstep doesn't ruin your whole day. I know sometimes it's frustrating when you have been eating and working out according to your plan and then in a moment of weakness or special occasion you eat something that you or your diet plan has deemed as "forbidden" and it feels like all the work you have done this far was for nothing. Don't give into that feeling of guilt or hopelessness and especially don't let it ruin the rest of your day. You can start making better food choices with your very next choice. So, just because you ate a piece of chocolate cake at Uncle Fred's 80th birthday party at 2:00 doesn't mean you should just give up for the day and eat a whole bowl full of Bon Bons as a midnight snack and it definitely doesn't mean you should skip a meal altogether.

Remember when you eat multiple small meals throughout the day it keeps your body in calorie burning mode. So if you know there's going to be cookies and cakes at a Wedding Reception, don't skip a meal to reserve the extra calories for the junk food you know you will fall victim to, just eat small healthier, lower calorie meals before the reception. This will have you feeling fuller at the reception so you will be less likely to eat more junk food. Going to the reception hungry because you tried to reserve calories for the special occasion could back fire in a big way because you'll eat more of the higher calorie less healthy foods there.

Each food choice you make can help make a difference. So start with your next food choice. If you had that piece of chocolate cake. Make sure you drink water instead of soda and eat a better meal later that day.  That way you only took on a few extra calories today. And you can still start new again tomorrow and make sure you stay on track!