{"id":89357,"date":"2013-07-03T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=89357"},"modified":"2013-06-19T15:12:44","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T20:12:44","slug":"make-good-enough-your-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/make-good-enough-your-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Make “Good Enough” Your Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Team Best Life<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

If you decided today to join a gym and workout every day, never once missing a workout, would you give up if you couldn\u2019t stick to it? When you try to control your food intake by sticking to unrealistic rules, you\u2019re headed for the same kind of \u201cfailure\u201d\u2014and that\u2019s not fair to you.<\/p>\n

Stop aiming for perfection. Instead, make \u201cgood enough\u201d your goal. This approach can often mean the difference between success and failure. Here are some tips to help you part with perfection.<\/p>\n

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Give in a little bit<\/strong>. Potato chips may be your undoing, but banishing them completely from your diet can be too tough to take. Instead of having to avoid the pantry because you\u2019re afraid you\u2019ll eat the whole bag of chips, buy individual-serving packages to satisfy your cravings on occasion. If you love chocolate or pizza, allow yourself one ounce piece per day, like these Dark Chocolate Quinoa Bars<\/a><\/strong>, or limit your pizza to two veggie-packed slices per week, with a homemade Whole Wheat Crust<\/a><\/strong>. When we\u2019re too rigid with our food choices, we can\u2019t help but rebel. <\/p>\n

Use eating guidelines, not rules<\/strong>. Restricting your diet to only fruits and veggies or saying you won\u2019t eat refined flour or sugar is a recipe for failure. Trying to incorporate one fruit or vegetable into each meal, for example, or ensuring that most\u2014not all\u2014of the grains you consume are whole can mean the difference between \u201ccan\u201d and \u201ccan\u2019t<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Control what you can<\/strong>. If you know you\u2019re having lunch with a friend at a restaurant you don\u2019t get to visit often, prepare in advance. Eat a nutritionally dense breakfast and plan a dinner that doesn\u2019t break the caloric bank so you feel OK about ordering what you want. Eating is supposed to taste good!<\/p>\n

Watch your words<\/strong>. Avoid absolute vocabulary like \u201call\u201d or \u201cnever\u201d and substitute words like \u201cdiet\u201d with \u201ceating plan.\u201d Even a subtle shift in the language you use can affect your mental perception.<\/p>\n

Personalize it<\/strong>. What works for you may not work for someone else, and the plan your best friend follows may leave you feeling deprived. Listen to your body and your mind and make the choices that make sense for your body and your life.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avoid Common Eating Traps<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Put an End to Emotional Eating<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Social Media Diet Can Help You Manage Weight Loss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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