{"id":485077,"date":"2010-03-29T06:53:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T10:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"tag:feeds2.feedburner.com:\/\/cf9705fcde3a06e3a51bf3ba79bfa102"},"modified":"2010-03-29T06:53:44","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T10:53:44","slug":"whats-a-good-diet-easy-and-not-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/485077","title":{"rendered":"What’s A Good Diet, Easy And Not Expensive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m nearing my 45th birthday, and people ask me all the time how I stay slim without any exercise program or special diet plan.  It’s really very easy, and you have heard it before many times, I’m sure.  It’s a lifestyle change…whatever you do to lose the weight, you have to be willing to continue for life…that’s how the weight stays off and it’s no longer a diet…it’s just a way of life.  Btw, I eat whatever I want.  It’s all about portion control.  And the whole thing is very simple:  I call it the three W’s.  Water, Walking, Waste.<\/p>\n

Water…drink as much as you like.  Make it your primary beverage.  It’s filling, refreshing and has zero calories.  I still enjoy other beverages, have coffee every morning and iced tea (with sugar) throughout the day when I need a change.  I even enjoy an occasional soda (again, with sugar).  Artificial sweeteners are not healthy; in fact, recent studies have shown they are downright dangerous to your health.<\/p>\n

Walking…try to walk everywhere you possibly can instead of driving or taking public transportation.  If possible, walk to and from work, or at least one way, to or from.  I walk somewhere once a day, nearly every day.  It’s the only form of “exercise” I engage in, other than housework, yard work and sex.  <\/p>\n

Waste…the best way not to waste food is not to “clean your plate”, but to put less on it to start.  I eat whatever I desire, just smaller portions.  My great-grandmother lived to be 93, was never ill, never hospitalized, never even had a headache.  Her motto:  “Everything in moderation.”  I make sure to eat a balance of fruits, vegetables, grains, etc., but I also enjoy dessert.  Often times fruit is dessert.  Use your imagination and moderation and that ten pounds will be gone in no time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m nearing my 45th birthday, and people ask me all the time how I stay slim without any exercise program or special diet plan.  It’s really very easy, and you have heard it before many times, I’m sure.  It’s a lifestyle change…whatever you do to lose the weight, you have to be willing to continue for life…that’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5458,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5458"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}