Healthy Eating Guidelines:
For your body and mind

The following healthy eating guidelines will not only help your body image, they will help your mind and soul as well.

It is common to feel tremendous pressure to have a perfect body as well as pressure to eat healthy and exercise on a regular basis. This is something I will not preach to you because I imagine you are familiar with what you "should" be doing.

However, my intention is to help ease your pressure of everyday "fit" living.

• Become aware on whether or not your eating habits are healthy, unhealthy, or a mixture of the two.
  

  If your eating habits are healthy you have made a conscious choice to pay attention to what you put in your body. This means that your thought process is on the importance of taking care of your body through eating healthy.

  If your eating habits are unhealthy you have either made a conscious choice to "not care" what you put into your body or you lack the awareness of what you are allowing into your body.

  If your eating habits are a mixture of the two you have made a choice to enjoy eating healthy while allowing the freedom to experiment with unhealthy foods.

  It is important to understand that there is not a "right" way to eat here. I am just pointing out the differences between eating habits and thought.


• Make a decision on what type of eating lifestyle you want for yourself.
  

  Whatever decision you make is perfect for you at this time. If you choose to eat unhealthy, so be it. The important thing to remember here is to not judge yourself for choosing to eat unhealthy and try not to compare yourself to others who are eating healthier. Others will have their comments, but that's okay because you are content with your decision.

  If you decide you want to change your eating habits in the future, allow that to happen and don't judge yourself for wanting to better yourself.


• Do not judge others for making certain eating choices.
  

  Let others choose whether or not they want to eat healthy, unhealthy, or a little of both. It is not for you to decide what they should or shouldn't eat. Of course, it's okay to be concerned and you have the right to your worry. However, try not to make your worry theirs. If they are not concerned, let it be and choose your own eating habits.

  If you are concerned about your child's eating habits, this is another issue. Take a look at yourself and how you are treating your own eating habits. This issue may need more support and insight from a trained health professional.

That's it for the healthy eating guidelines. Very simple, yet very complex.