Do we need to measure everything we eat to stay healthy

With all the possible health problems that one goes through nowadays people have started picking up a good pace towards healthy way of living in their own convenient way. When it comes to the knowledge that we gained by reading and listening to others who have been able to achieve their health goals one question must strike you all, “Do we need to measure everything we eat to stay healthy”.

To learn how much we need to eat there is a lot of data floating online today that mentions what measure of macros and micros is best for our human body to be able to function right. Then again, there is something known as genetic difference from person to person, also meaning that the way person A is able to metabolize a type of food is way too different than a person B does.

So if I have to state an example, you must have observed that one person can easily digests milk or wheat chapati whereas there would be others who would have lactose intolerance after consuming milk or gastric issues after eating wheat. This is why we have dietitians and nutritionists and other doctors who can help detect our allergy for certain type of food and yet suggest the right food that solves the purpose of getting the right amount of nutrition to meet the measure of macros and micros for our body.

To be able to understand what is the right amount of food when we start our healthy journey it is a good practice to stay mindful and measure what we eat. Once we get a hold of it with the help of the power of our eyesight it should get easier to know the right measure even when we continue to pick the same bowl to boil the rice and not use the food measuring machine for every gram that we eat.

You must be thinking what if you end up eating 10 grams extra protein from the chicken that you did not measure and went against the rule set by your trainer. Trust me people, as soon as we learn to train our eyes and brain to measure food rather than stay dependent on that machine nothing can stop us from following the food measuring regime be it anywhere we go. Also, we would exactly know what portion of your plate should be covered with food considering any size a plate. Use the power of visualization that our brain has while serving yourself even during vacations if you really are a lover of measuring every ounce of food.

It is not just about staying sure of your right diet while you are at home but also about how we manage to stick to it while on vacations as this is when most of us tend to think, “lets indulge as much as possible cause we are not sure when will we get the chance of that authentic food” and the feeling is mutual.

I am not saying that we give up on our desires to enjoy food completely, rather what I say is to consume it in in moderation cause the guilt that some of us get as an after effect is unhealthy for our body as it causes bad hormones to release and the entire objective of staying healthy is triggered back to the time of inception of the entire cycle of 3 months routine that we followed and which has collapsed within a week of vacation.

End of the day choice is ours, do we measure food only to meet short term goals like getting ready for a marriage or long term goals of staying fit and active throughout our life.

In case of any major health problems please make sure to meet your doctor before getting into the routine of measuring any type of food as not all of us must follow the same measurements. Make sure to mention your issues to your diet planner too.

Eat Healthy and Stay Fit.