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Five Ways to

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bounce back after straying from

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your diet. Are you forever

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trying to improve your diet, do

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you eat well for a few days and

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then find yourself falling back

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into old poor eating patterns.

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You're definitely not alone as

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many people struggle to eat a

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healthy diet these days for a

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variety of reasons and your diet

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is absolutely pivotal to your

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health and your weight goals. A

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healthy diet consists of lots of

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fruits and vegetables, lean

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proteins, whole grains and fats,

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and as low as possible in sugar,

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processed foods and saturated

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fats. Yet, it isn't always easy

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to eat this way. If you're like

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most people, then you make the

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resolution to eat healthy

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regularly, only to find yourself

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sliding after a few days,

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snacking on your favorite

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unhealthy snacks or grabbing a

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quick takeaway after a long day

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at work. It's normal and human

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to stray now and then. But what

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really matters is what you do

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next. you can either see your

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slip up as an impulse to do

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better next time. Or you can use

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it as an excuse to forget the

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diet altogether. And only one of

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these ways leads to better

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health and weight goal

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achievement. So if you have

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recently fallen off the wagon

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with your eating, here's what we

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recommend you do next. Don't

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blame yourself. Blaming yourself

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for straying will only make you

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feel bad and guilty and may

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cause you to abandon your diet

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overall. Instead, look to the

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future start making changes so

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that same issue doesn't happen

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again. What can you do if you've

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fallen off the wagon? plan.

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Research shows that humans can

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only make a certain number of

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decisions a day before they get

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decision fatigue, which can lead

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them to making bad decisions. So

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to sidestep this, plan what you

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eat for the next 48 hours so

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that you don't have to make any

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decisions and can't make any bad

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decisions, follow them. You can

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also focus on feel good

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activities. Often you'll find

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that you eat foods that are bad

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for you because you feel bad or

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tired and want to feel good.

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Instead of looking for food,

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look for activities that make

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you feel good, but don't include

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food. So that can include

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reading a good book, doing a

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workout, walking, talking to a

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friend, taking a bubble bath or

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meditating. If you want to get

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back on your diet, you can also

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do a workout. If you ate

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something you shouldn't then add

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an extra workout to your week.

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This will not only limit the

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effects of your slip up, but it

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will also help release

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endorphins and make you feel

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good. So just don't make your

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workout something you dislike,

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this isn't supposed to be a

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punishment. If you slipped off

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your diet, then maybe you're

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bored of it. So try something

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new. Try to change things up a

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little. a new salad recipe, a

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new class at your gym, or a new

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restaurant that boasts healthy

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meals that have been tempting

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you. a change really can make

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all the difference to your

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motivation and your outlook. So

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that's what we have today about

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how to so that's all we have today on

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how to get back on the wagon if

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you have fallen astray on your

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diet. Thanks for listening. I

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hope you got something helpful.

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Make sure you like and share for

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these great tips. And remember,

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we're here to always empower you

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to take control of your health.