The Complete Guide to Building a Lifelong Healthy Diet
10 steps to natural and willpower-free enjoyment of healthy food
This is not your usual healthy-eating article. There will be no mention of any trendy diets, no detailed meal plans, and no prescriptions about the number of calories you should eat at different times of the day.
The internet is already overflowing with advice about what, when, and how much we should eat. We don’t need more dieting advice. What we need is the self-mastery required to follow this advice in a world filled with unhealthy temptations. That’s what you’ll find in this article.
Motivated by my own struggles with unhealthy food, I’ve poured a lot of thought and experimentation into this challenge over the past decade, with great results. Today’s article ties all this experience together into a complete practical guide to lifelong healthy eating.
Step 1: Identify Your True “Why”
So, why do you want to improve your diet?
Answering this question, and answering it well, is key to unlocking the motivation you’ll need to build a lifelong healthy diet.
OK, so what does a good answer look like? Simple: It makes a clear connection to one or more of your deepest values. Very…
