Here are our ‘Top 10 Super Cost Effective Stressbusting™ Tips to Dietary Wellness that SAVED us money’, as promised in our earlier post entitled “Diet or Fry It...?".
These techniques and changes helped us get into healthy BMI and SMI™ ranges once adopted on a consistent basis and to enjoy considerably more energy in the process.
For further detail relating on what we term an SMI™ range, please see our post entitled "Have an SMI™ (Stress Management Index™) to accompany your BMI".
While some are only small alterations, they worked a treat for us without the need for supplements, but of course everyone is different.
Albeit you should consult relevant professionals before embarking on any ‘weight loss programme’, particularly in the case of pre existing medical conditions, we hope you find the below basic tips at least interesting, creative and useful! ☺
1. We simply reverted to using smaller plates for our meals and practiced eating more slowly (ending up enjoying our food more as a result)!
2. We went all “baba” & started cutting the crusts off our bread, however silly it felt – and reverted from full white to consuming 50/50 loaves only.
3. We removed carbohydrates from our evening meals (instead focusing these on lunch earlier in the day) and moved our evening meal forward from 8pm to 5.30-6pm (still allowing ourselves our much treasured "fry ups" but without the fried bread!).
4. We elected to have salad (whether mixed, peppered or rocket) with every evening meal instead of chips, accompanied by tasty low fat dressings, fresh garlic or chilli flakes to gorgeously spice up the taste and naturally increase metabolism.
5. We used natural yoghurt as a replacement to mayonnaise on sarnies and salads alike.
6. We shared packets of crisps and chocolate bar treats instead of having one each.
7. We increased our fibre and egg intake wherever possible, as it made us “feel fuller, quicker” and (to the extent our addiction permitted!) cut out coffee after 3pm.
8. We started drinking enough water (up to 6 pints per day), even before meals to keep hydrated & help digestion (fizzy drinks like Cola have always been a “no, no” for us).
9. We walked as much as it was feasible to build a walk into our daily schedules instead of relying on the car (saving fuel costs in the process).
10. We reduced take away treats to a point where we preferred the freshness our own cooking!
We hope you find these tips useful.
Much culinary love, LouLoU&MikeyM™ 👯♂️ xxxx