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Healthy lifestyle plans
Learning to live a healthy lifestyle involves a commitment to changing old behaviours
and attitudes for the long-term. These changes should permeate all aspects of life -
not just those relating to weight and weight management.
A healthy lifestyle encompasses what you put into and onto your body, your activity
levels, your mental attitude and your overall approach to life - a holistic approach.
Of course, everyone is different and will therefore have different priorities and areas to work on as part of their
personal healthy lifestyle plan.
Therefore, what we have provided below are broad guidelines for some of the most popular objectives:
•
shaping-up / weight management
•
muscle gain and toning
•
general health and well-being.
These plans address the common question of how to combine a balanced diet and exercise with health foods and
natural products with best effect. Ideally, you will use one or more of these basic plans as a starting point for a
more tailored plan, reflective of your own personal needs and circumstances.
No two plans will be identical. Variety and moderation are the keys to a healthy and balanced lifestyle. You need
to ensure that you incorporate into your plan those foods, exercises, activities etc that you enjoy and which make
you happy.
Additional resources:
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Sample slimmer’s meal plan
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Sample digestive health meal plan
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Steps to weight loss success
Time
Shape-up Plan
Muscle Gain Plan
Optimum Health Plan
Pre-Breakfast:
(Ideally 30 minutes
before eating)
Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Evening meal
Snack (if required)
Pre-exercise
Post-exercise
Eat a low carbohydrate
meal OR
Eat a high protein and
carbohydrate meal
Eat a high protein and
carbohydrate meal
Snack
Eat a low carbohydrate
meal, fill up with
steamed vegetables
and salads
Eat a high protein and
medium carbohydrate
meal
Only if required...
Notes:
1.
Eat 5 - 6 small meals per day as opposed to 2 - 3 big meals.
2.
Try to eat every 3 - 4 hours, as this curbs the appetite, keeps the metabolism working at optimum speed
and helps to avoid putting excessive strain on your digestive system per meal.
3.
Avoid eating bread, pasta, spaghetti (wheat products), added sugar and/or salt products too often.
4.
Do not drink fruit juices often. Use mainly mineral water, herbal teas and sugar-free cranberry juice.
5.
NO “ready-meals” - most of these contain lots of added salt, sugar, additives, preservatives etc.
6.
Vegetarians and vegans should increase overall protein by the use of vegetable / plant source protein
drinks such as MEALtime and HempPRO Protein Powder.
7.
Alternate the foods you eat and increase your range of foods over time, but keep assessing the reaction
you have to such changes.
8.
Use these plans and suggested combinations as a guideline only.
Please consult with your doctor before starting any new diet, supplements programme or exercise regime
(particularly if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or on medication).
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