How to Be Your Own Nutritionist

If you are like me, there is no way you can afford your own nutritionist. You may not even live in an area that offers nutritionists. I thought about it, and I realized, "why can't I be my own nutritionist?"

There are ways you can help yourself loose weight or become healthy. You can read blogs (like this one), you can try to force yourself to exercise or go outside, you can look for things to do around your neighborhood, town, or city, or you can do research and learn how to become your own nutritionist.

This is a process, so you need to be dedicated to it in order to make it work. Maybe you should charge a close friend or loved one with the task of making sure you stick to your plan.

Step 1: Give yourself a personal assessment. You can check your body mass index here. 

Step 2: Ask Yourself Why.

Step 3: Be realistic. Set yourself goals you can easily attain no matter how busy your life is.

Step 4: Check out your medical history. Do you struggle with things like high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and more? Sometimes there are ways to help or combat issues like these.

Step 5: Keep up with how many calories you consume. At least try to keep a rough estimate, because I know sometimes it's hard to keep up.

Step 6: Re-visit the past. Try to think back to what made you gain weight, and what made you loose weight. (If you've tried to be healthy before.)

Step 7: ALCOHOL. If you are an alcohol drinker, be mindful of how much you consume, as alcohol can pack on the pounds.

Step 8: I know you love the taste of fast food and restaurant food, but STAY AWAY. You can eat foods such as these in moderation, especially fast food. Just not all the time. (Admit it, you're guilty.)

There are about 10 more steps to this process, and to see them all, visit the article "How to Be Your Own Nutritionist". It will tell you ALL you need to know. It's fabulous.

I know it sounds like a lot of steps, but just breathe and think about it. Most of the steps are so simple and you can do them with little to no effort. It is essentially being mindful of the way you live and in some cases, changing the way you live (health wise).

Pictured below is a possible book you could read to help you on your journey. I haven't personally read the book myself, but hey it would be worth trying.