I am glad WordPress finally asked me this question. Social media is teeming with ‘influencers’ who tell you what healthy eating habits to embrace, but no one ever bothers to ask what habits you actually follow.
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I am on a strict, self-regulated postpartum weight loss diet and hence stick to the usual:
- Start my day with water stored inside a copper bottle
- Almonds, walnuts, and bananas are the first solids to hit my tummy.
- Eat a wholesome, protein-rich breakfast.
- Indulge in a mid-day fruit meal.
- Enjoy an ultra-light lunch consisting of lightly dressed salad; may or may not have tuna or chickpeas or yoghurt, but will almost always have cucumber, lettuce, sweet corn, and bell peppers dressed in lemon juice and olive oil. And no, I don’t add pricey, exotic stuff like quinoa and edamame, please.
- A light evening meal shortly after my evening tea.
- A glass of milk before I hit the sack.
- Keep sipping plain water all through the day.
Then I religiously eschew the ‘thou shalt not‘ temptations:(basically, gastronomic equivalents of the Sirens)
- No fried food (though it’s probably the greatest love of my life)
- No soft drinks/sugary drinks
- No packaged snacks
- No chocolates/sweets/cookies
- No cured meats (I, in fact, am a pescatarian which makes it easy to steer clear of all meat)
And that one weird habit that keeps me going? Scroll through food delivery apps (Zomato and Swiggy in my country), drool over tasty food, vicariously taste everything I want, and … NOT order anything!
It’s a bit like a nymphomaniac watching pornography. It’s the second-best thing for them, after all.