10 Commandments of Healthy Weight Loss
- Thou shalt not eat unless thou art hungry. Eating when you are bored, lonely, angry, or upset will cause you to gain ten pounds.
- Thou shalt not sit on thy sofa watching TV for hours on end. Instead, thou shalt get up and move thy body to burn calories and exercise thy heart.
- Thou shalt not indulge in supersized portions just because the restaurant offers them. Thou shalt request a child-sized portion or request a carry-out box to take some home for thy next day’s lunch.
- Thou shalt avoid foods made with white flour. White flour and water are the ingredients that make paste and have a similar effect on the body.
- Thou shalt not drink sugary soda pop in excess. One regular-sized soda pop a day will cause you to gain 10 pounds in a year, so you can imagine what several sodas a day will do!
- Thou shalt not stay up late instead of getting the sleep your body needs. Your body will burn calories more efficiently with adequate sleep, which usually means 7-8 hours for adults and 9 or more for young children and teens.
- Thou shalt not avoid eating your vegetables just because you imagine that they taste bad. Exercise thy taste buds by eating a wide variety of colorful veggies, especially dark green leafy ones.
- Thou shalt not fry your food or eat food fried by others. Fried foods add fat to the body and clog the arteries. Thou shalt not allow the rude comments or stares from others to discourage thee from meeting thy goals for good health. You are a child of God and deserve a healthy body.
- Thou shalt not skip breakfast! When your body has fasted for several hours, it deserves to be given a healthy, nutritious breakfast. Eating a protein food such as eggs, cottage cheese, or natural peanut butter; a serving of fruit or natural fruit juice; and a dairy product will give your body the start it needs to function well during the morning.
- Thou shalt not be discouraged and give up if thou “falls off the wagon” and eats the wrong foods for a day. Thou shalt realize that every day is a new day and continue to follow the Ten Commandments of Healthy Weight Loss!
