Ok, you got me. Now what?!
So the fact that you even made it to this page is a start! There! You started!
First of all, as with any Lifestyle Change, I challenge you to give it Two Weeks. This applies to any new habit, including working out! The first two weeks are always the hardest, you basically have to undo habits you've had for years if not your whole life, and that is not easy!
1: Ease into it.
I'm not asking you to run to your pantry and throw away everything you have and start from scratch. You can if you want, but that can be wasteful and little overwhelming! Instead, finish what you have, but as you do that buy only healthy, clean foods to restock your fridge and pantry. Little by little your home will become healthy and clean. This also lets you ease into eating clean so that it does not become yet another failed diet, but a lifestyle change. There are a lot of ways to cozy up to new habits, and it's really all up to you and your personality! One great way is to start is with just one clean meal a day and eventually build your self up to two, then before you know it you will be eating clean for every meal!
2: Read Labels!
You will be absolutely amazed to find out what you've been eating. I think that was the most eye-opening part for me, I could not believe what could be found in the foods I had been obliviously eating for years! Even things that seem super healthy can be filled with artificial preservatives, dyes and chemicals that 'reduce' fat and sugar. Just because the picture on the front of the box looks healthy doesn't make it healthy. The only thing you should really pay attention to is the ingredient list; everything else is most likely a carefully thought out marketing strategy to make it into your shopping cart.
Generally:
If you can't pronounce it, you probably shouldn't eat it.
If you wouldn't buy it separately to cook with, you probably shouldn't eat it.
(when was the last time you had to run to the store or your next-door-neighbor because you were all of of butylated hydroxyanisole?)
Count your ingredients! if there are more than 5 you may want to take a second look at it. And make sure you know what they all are! Ideally you should be able to walk around the store and buy the same ingredients listed on the box.
This is a great link for 10 rules of Clean Eating
First of all, as with any Lifestyle Change, I challenge you to give it Two Weeks. This applies to any new habit, including working out! The first two weeks are always the hardest, you basically have to undo habits you've had for years if not your whole life, and that is not easy!
1: Ease into it.
I'm not asking you to run to your pantry and throw away everything you have and start from scratch. You can if you want, but that can be wasteful and little overwhelming! Instead, finish what you have, but as you do that buy only healthy, clean foods to restock your fridge and pantry. Little by little your home will become healthy and clean. This also lets you ease into eating clean so that it does not become yet another failed diet, but a lifestyle change. There are a lot of ways to cozy up to new habits, and it's really all up to you and your personality! One great way is to start is with just one clean meal a day and eventually build your self up to two, then before you know it you will be eating clean for every meal!
2: Read Labels!
You will be absolutely amazed to find out what you've been eating. I think that was the most eye-opening part for me, I could not believe what could be found in the foods I had been obliviously eating for years! Even things that seem super healthy can be filled with artificial preservatives, dyes and chemicals that 'reduce' fat and sugar. Just because the picture on the front of the box looks healthy doesn't make it healthy. The only thing you should really pay attention to is the ingredient list; everything else is most likely a carefully thought out marketing strategy to make it into your shopping cart.
Generally:
If you can't pronounce it, you probably shouldn't eat it.
If you wouldn't buy it separately to cook with, you probably shouldn't eat it.
(when was the last time you had to run to the store or your next-door-neighbor because you were all of of butylated hydroxyanisole?)
Count your ingredients! if there are more than 5 you may want to take a second look at it. And make sure you know what they all are! Ideally you should be able to walk around the store and buy the same ingredients listed on the box.
This is a great link for 10 rules of Clean Eating