Dealing with Boredom in Your Diet

This is what I am going through right now. I'm afraid if I get on a more strict regimen, strict enough to help me achieve my goal weight, I'll be eliminating the food that adds variety and fun to my life. Ex. handfuls of chips here and there, a cookie here and there, whatever I feel like here and there and not writing them into my daily points. No wonder I'm a maintenance queen. Now if I can just maintain the RIGHT weight!

Dealing with Boredom in Your Diet
Everything Needs a Little Shake-Up
-- By Liz Noelcke, Staff Writer

Keep it Fresh
One of the biggest things that can be seen as contributing to diet boredom is a regimen that is so specific; it eliminates certain things from your diet, such as a low carbohydrate diet. These diets are not inherently bad, but it limits the variety of food options. So do your best to keep it fresh.

When struggles of tediousness come, counterattack! Change the types of food you eat. Don’t have the same dinners every week. Try new things out. It might take a little extra effort in the kitchen, but creativity in the kitchen can be fun. One way to do this is to splurge on a new healthy cookbook. Try out a new recipe once a week. Also, get your family involved in healthy cooking. Perhaps each family member can have a night of the week, not only to help cook, but to help pick out a recipe. You can also do a healthy recipe exchange with friends.

Above all else, a diet is nothing without combining other aspects of healthy living. Drink plenty of water, as always. This will keep you from munching throughout the day. Also, eat around 5-6 times a day, but in smaller portions. Finally, concentrate on fitness aspects as well. You won’t lose weight effectively if you do nothing to train your body. So, with your diet, you’ll be able to build some great healthy habits, but this can lead to plateaus. Add some spice to your diet and you’ll continue seeing success.