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The Art of Eating Well

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I DO NOT MEAN TO EAT STRICTLY ORGANIC, or to make any miracle diet. All I propose is to listen to your body, eat better and enjoy this pleasure of life. Think about what you eat in a day and think about how you could improve your diet plan. Here are practical tips to guide you:

- Prepare healthy meals in advance and, as long as you are in the kitchen, you do it in large quantities. We freeze everything and what's easier than to defrost a dish later.

- Get a slow cooker. It does miracles, nothing less! When you arrive in the evening, what could be better than opening the door and feeling the smell of a good homemade meal already ready. Thank goodness, nothing to do except to serve.

- Take your time to eat. We eat too much, and too fast. The second portion and even the dessert are often unnecessary at all, but the signal of satiety is not even made yet, we are already refilling! 20 minutes, this is the recommended minimum wait time before the 2nd serving or dessert.

- Bring snacks and lunch. Here, I do not think I have to talk too much about this. It is a known fact that the restaurant is often too fat, too salty, too much and more, it is expensive.

Exercise Without Ever Giving Up

Let's move! At home, at the gym, outside, whatever. The recommended 150 minutes is not much when you make them at pleasure. It accumulates very quickly! Here are some tips to keep motivation to train:

- Find a training partner. It is more difficult to cancel when our partner is ready and motivated.

- Find an activity we like: If I do not like running, I do not have to go for a jog! Big news: it's not just running in life!

- Follow up with a kinesiologist. When we are followed by a professional, no way we will arrive at the next appointment without having done anything. We want to show our good progress, no?

- Register for a sporting event. Ask you will! Obstacle courses, foam, bouette, painting, etc. Having a goal of long-term success is ideal for staying hooked!