5 Nutritional Secrets Busy Professional Women Must Know to Control Weight Gain, Feel Great, and Never Diet Again
If you’ve ever felt stressed, sleep deprived, and like the pounds keep adding up you are not alone.
Being a female professional is harder than it’s ever been these days. Between work, your relationships, and your daily responsibilities keeping up with things you need to do for yourself can seem impossible.
But, if you ever find yourself feeling moody, rundown, chubby, frazzled, sleepless, irritable, anxious, or struggling to concentrate and cope with stress, you need to know you don’t have to live that way.
By taking control of your health, learning what to eat, and proactively manage stress you can radically change the way you look and feel for the rest of your life.
No more yo-yo diets. No more calorie counting. No more insane exercise plans. No more boring eating.
You can lose weight (keep it off), feel amazing (full of energy), and kiss diets goodbye (forever), simply by knowing which food choices to make for your body.
Today, I want to share five simple ways you can start moving in that direction right now. These five wellness principles are not new or little-known, but they are essential to what you really want for your life. They are the secrets to setting yourself up for major success when it comes to your health.
I hope you will read this entire report and apply the things I’m about to share with you, because if you can manage these five simple health principle for yourself, this will be the beginning of a life-changing journey for you.
Stress Makes You Fat and Forgetful.
Did you know that chronic, unmanaged stress can lead to short term memory loss? Cortisol, our stress hormone circulates through our bodies, especially the brain where it bathes the brain cells in the hippocampus. It actually kills the brain cells that are needed for short term memory. But don’t worry, when you learn to manage stress properly, new neurons can regenerate.
How to Manage Stress Quickly: One way to manage your stress on the run is to consider deep breathing. You can do it in your car, it requires little effort, you don’t need any special equipment and it helps calm you down while increasing the flow of oxygen to your cells and tissues.
Professionals are Prepared, so Prepare to Eat.
Being a busy professional you have many things that pull you in many different directions and you don’t always make the best decisions when it comes to food. It’s easy to get caught up a work and eat was is easy, or go to lunch with colleagues and eat things you shouldn’t. Planning and preparing can go a long way in helping you avoid those situations which will translate into a slimmer you very quickly.
How to Prepare Food on The Go: One solution is to pack whole foods on the go. Instead of going to the snack machine pack small Ziploc bags full of your favorite fruits, nuts and vegetables so that you can eat healthy and maintain blood sugar levels between meals.
Examples of quick healthy snacks:
Grapes
Apples
Celery
Sugar snap peas
Almonds
Peanuts
Water IS the Fountain of Youth and Feeling Fit.
With the wide variety of calorie laden drinks that are advertised to us and we have to choose from, water is usually overlooked. Our bodies, brain, muscle and bones are made up of water. 60% of Americans are walking around dehydrated and don’t even know it. Not drinking enough water can lead to metal fatigue and fogginess, constipation, poor digestion and even aggravate allergies.
How to Drink More Water Every Day: If you don’t like the taste of water you can add fruit or herbs like peppermint to give it taste without the extra calories.
Everyone CAN Make Time to Exercise. Yes, Even You.
Exercise is a great stress reliever it keeps you fit and it decreases your risk of chronic disease and depression. You should exercise at least 3-5 times a week and take time to rest and recover after working out.
Exercise helps:
Increase your quality of sleep
Increase your energy
Decrease stress
Increase release of feel good hormones (endorphins)
How to Fit Exercise Into Your Busy Schedule: During your busy day you may not have time for a full workout but you can always incorporate exercise into your day by:
- Working out at your desk with resistance bands
- Getting up and stretching
- Taking the stairs instead of the elevator
- Walking during your lunch break
- Parking your car far away from the entrance to your grocery store/work place /school
Beauty Rest is Required.
You may think that you are too busy to sleep but don’t skimp on sleep. Sleep deprivation leads to fatigue, irritability, mood swings, sugar cravings, increased weight, and decrease memory. Tackle this problem by sticking to a healthy sleep schedule.
How to Get More Beauty Rest: An hour before bed find a way to wind down, whether it’s listening to music, journaling or sipping a cup of tea but don’t take you work to bed with you. Leave your cell phone and other electronic devices in another room. These devices stimulate your brain and decrease levels of melatonin a hormone that prepares your body to sleep.
Is This Information No Surprise
Simple, right?
You know this, right? So now is the time to put yourself to the test and live it.
If you’re not doing these things on a daily basis; it might be time to ask yourself how serious you are about taking control of your health and your happiness with your body. It might be time to consider getting some personalized input on the exact things you need to feel and look the way you really want to.
At Earnest Holistic Health our number one goal is to show busy professional women how to make nutritional choices that will help them maintain a desirable weight, have energy in abundance, and be confident.
Most health management or weight loss plans don’t work for busy professionals because they require time-consuming workouts, overly restrictive diets, or offer “quick fixes” that don’t give you lasting results or promote your overall well-being.
Our personally tailored plans are designed to help you reach your health goals whether you want more energy, want to lose weight, or reverse stress-induced health issues without having to dedicate time to things that won’t work for you.
If you are ready to invest in your total well-being and get off the diet/exercise rollercoaster most women live on, I’d like to invite you to call us to schedule a consult so we can chat about your personal needs.
You don’t have to struggle with extra weight, a lack of energy, and low self-esteem. All you have to do is decide. We are here to help.
