The HEALTHY YOU checklist!

The HEALTHY YOU checklist

What’s that one thing that needs to be done throughout your entire day? Your to-do list! Yes, to-list or call it your checklist needs to be completed before the day comes to an end. 

To-do list is a versatile list that includes your grocery shopping, your maintenance works, your bills and the list goes on. However, do you have your health checklist? If not, then its high-time that you have one. 

This one checklist throughout the day will keep you healthy and a good habit will develop automatically. Since, habits cannot be developed in day or so or can’t be enforced on oneself. Habits are actions that needs to be practiced over a period of time in order to become a habit.

So, let’s start with what needs to be present in your HEALTHY YOU checklist for a HEALTHIER YOU.

1.       Keep your calories and protein in check.

Your calories shouldn’t be less or more than it should be. For instance, if you’re following a 1600kcal diet then stick to it. Keep in check of your calories and make sure to consume right amount of proteins. 

2.       Plenty of water

Water is the most essential part of your healthy lifestyle. As a female, make sure you consume about 2 liters to 2.7 liters and as a male, you must try to consume about 2.5 liters to 3.7 liters. Water intake varies from person to person depending up on a few factors such as environment, physical activity and individual’s height and weight. 

For more information, you can check this blog out - How much water one must consume? and for the benefits of consuming water, check this blog out - 5 Overlooked Benefits

3.       Enough sleep

Yes, sleep is very important for a healthy lifestyle. Without sleep, you are likely to gain weight. 

You ask why? well this blog answers your question - Sleep Deprivation Leads To Gaining Pounds

4.       Stay Active

Sitting all day will slow down your metabolism. Hence, it is recommended that you stay active. If your work requires lots of sitting, then try to stand up in between and walk around in every 15 minutes. Have green tea or a cup of black coffee.

5.       Ample amount of whole foods

Whole foods are a must for you but you can be flexible in your diet once in a while like on a Saturday night.

6.       Walk/Run

Besides being active, you need to burn your calories. Do exercise or walk or run or jogging, whatever suits you right but walk at least for minutes straight.

7.       Smile and avoid stress

Stay away from stress as much as you can. Stress can make you fat!! So smile more and surround yourself with positive people.

8.       Implement all of this in your daily life

Lastly, implement all this points in your life and you are going to see the affects very soon. ;) 

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