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Ep 21
Hello everyone welcome to episode 21 of Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One. I am your host Tracey Mack today. I will be discussing lifestyle versus diet.
The main difference between a diet and a lifestyle is that dieting is a short-term change to eating habits, while lifestyle is a long-term change to your overall health and wellness habits.
When I was on a diet I chose certain foods and certain exercises that fit my diet plan . It was usually grilled chicken salad that was my go to when I was on a diet and working out in the gym was the second part to my diet.
That is what I was told: eat less & move more by dietitians when I reached out for weight loss help .
This was the standard prescription for weight-loss.
This strategy work short term but is not sustainable for most people in the long run. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule.
Now Lifestyle changes are different from diets because lifestyle changes focus on creating new healthy habits for the rest of your life, not just for a few weeks or a few months.
My current lifestyle changes include: daily meditation & affirmations, walking, or some form of movement, deep breathing, eating fresh fruits & vegetables daily (and less processed foods), drink plenty of water, listening to podcasts & learn as much as I can about healthy living, and of course daily intermittent fasting.
These things I plan to do for the rest of my life to keep myself healthy, and free of medications until I leave this earth.
You get to choose. Do you want to go on a diet? That’s temporary that’s going to allow you to restrict restrict restrict and then once you reach your goal you go back to your unhealthy lifestyle and gain the weight back?
Or create a healthy lifestyle something that you can manage for the rest of your life. A healthy lifestyle is something that you build by gradually adding healthy habits into your daily routine.
Creating a healthy lifestyle is not a quick fix like going on a diet, but it will serve you better in the long run .
I started by adding one healthy habit at a time so that I wouldn’t be overwhelmed.
For example: I replaced soda or pop with water instead.
instead of sitting down while watching television sometimes I walk in place while watching television.
I’m not a doctor so please don’t use anything that I say as a substitute for medical advice .
If you would like to share your intermittent fasting journey with us, please email me at Traceymackif4life@gmail.com.
Remember self-care is not selfish. Have a great day everyone .
Intro/outro music: I Feel You by Keven MacLeod
