Living healthy

darvit
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:37:00 +0000

Yeah, try not to drink soda. I never get soda…if I’m in a dining hall I just get water or milk. I find that after not drinking soda for that long I don’t have any cravings for it or anything. In terms of desserts, they’re hard to avoid. But sometimes just force yourself not to get any. Usually I’ll only get dessert in the dining halls if it’s something I haven’t tried before and I really want to know what it tastes like. Stuff that they put out everyday like brownies and cookies - if I force myself to not get any, it’s not like I’m really missing out on anything.

Also, yeah avoid fried foods. Eat salads. Don’t overload on the dressing. Eat fruit and vegetables and yogurt, stuff like that. Think about eating this way - it’s for the long term, not the short term. If you eat something that tastes amazing, it’ll last for 5 seconds. If you eat right and smart, you’ll get much more meaningful and long term benefits. Of course, treat yourself every once in a while or else you’ll go crazy, but if you get in the habit of eating healthy then your cravings will go away.

And exercise! It’s way more effective than dieting. I could go on and on, but I’ll stop here before I start sounding like a freak.