It’s a new year. That may mean loads of new year’s resolutions to create a new, healthy lifestyle. But before you think that means cutting out all carbs from your life, exercising every day and going on some crazy fad eating regimen, there’s something you need to remember: From small beginnings come great things.
The key to reaching your fitness goals in 2022 is to set achievable goals that can help you build a healthy lifestyle. Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered.
1. Stay Hydrated
This may seem like an obvious one, but it’s very easy to not drink enough water. In short, not enough water means your body doesn’t have enough fluid to operate properly. It’s typically recommended that people drink 6 to 8, 8-ounce glasses of water each day. While that may sound like a lot, we promise it’s an obtainable goal. That being said, some people may need less and some people may need more. It all depends on your activity level.
If you’re still not convinced staying hydrated is an easy feat, here are a few easy ways to help you out:
- Carry a water bottle with you at all times. Bonus points if it’s reusable.
- If you think water is too plain, adding fruit can help make it more enjoyable.
- When you first feel that pang of hunger, drink water. Your body often confuses your thirst for hunger. If it is genuine hunger, then at least you’re hydrated.
- Set reminders for yourself. Whether it’s sticky notes, calendar reminders or even an alarm. It can help you keep track of how much you drink.
2. Don’t Focus Solely on Exercising
While exercising is an important part of staying healthy, you can’t out-exercise a bad diet. Exercise is meant to be paired with better nutrition. Also, you can’t fully benefit from all the exercising you’re doing UNLESS you have a good nutrition strategy. Lack of a healthy nutrition strategy will hold you back from achieving your fitness goals. In fact, nutrition accounts for around 80% of how your physique turns out.
Good nutrition far outweighs good exercise. It far outweighs even the best exercise plans. In fact, with good nutritional habits alone, a person can change their body composition. Keep in mind: 80% of your health journey focuses on good nutrition, and the other 20% focuses on exercise. Realizing this can be the difference you’re looking for, all while helping you create a better relationship with food. All you need is a little guidance on where to start.
3. Start Meal Planning
We may be a little biased, but meal planning is pretty amazing. It can also positively impact your health. You may be asking yourself “how?”
As you may have heard before, homecooked meals tend to be lower in calories than meals you’d find at a restaurant. They also tend to have more fiber and vegetables, while being lower in sugar, sodium and carbs. In fact, your nutrition tends to improve overall when you cook at home more.
Not only is it because you’re getting more of the good stuff and less of the bad, but you can also better control how much you eat. When eating at a restaurant or getting takeout, it’s easy to be tempted to join the clean plate club. When you do your own cooking, you’re in control of how much you eat. If weight loss is one of your fitness goals, this can definitely help out.
Having your meals planned and organized ahead of time also means less stress. No longer will the question ‘what’s for dinner?’ go through your head. With meal planning, there are no more panicked trips to the grocery store where you try to assemble a meal that is both nutritious and delicious. Especially when you’ve got DishQuo on your side.
DishQuo is a simple, easy-to-use meal planning solution that makes healthy eating convenient, time-saving, stress-free and — of course — affordable. We help you build a meal plan that works for you and your family. Just answer a few simple questions about your taste preferences, goals and needs. From there, you review your instantly generated meal plan filled with delicious recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less.
The plan DishQuo builds for you can help you with healthy weight maintenance, vitality, improved insulin sensitivity, and so much more. No endless scrolling. No calorie counting.
Meal planning with DishQuo helps save time too! Meal plans are instantly generated, grocery lists are built for you and the groceries can even be delivered to your door! Let us do all the heavy lifting for your weekly meal planning so you can get back to what you enjoy.
Delicious & healthy with more than 1500 quick and simple recipe options, the DishQuo meal plan is convenient and designed for your busy life.
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