Salad - For Weight Loss and a Healthy Lifestyle

More than 60 % of the population in western countries is overweight - not much of a surprise, when you look at the way we eat and, most importantly, what we eat! And not only is it unhealthy for yourself, it is also a big danger for the future of our health-services. The costs are now already very high and if there is no "weight loss" for the entire population, these cost will be astronomical in the very near future.

And I am deeply convinced that a lot of people would be willing and able to live a healthier life, would be willing at least to try some weight loss, would be willing to change their lifestyle. The problem is: it would need some effort from government side and it would take a few years.

But hey - let´s not worry about others - let´s start with ourselves!

A healthy lifestyle starts naturally with healthy food! And believe it or not, healthy food can taste delicious, better than any Fast-Food, by far netter than any convenience food or deep-frozen pizza.

We eat this stuff, because it is convenient. There is not much time at lunchtime, just enough to open the freezer, put a pizza in the oven and eat it. And because it is full of grease, fat and completely without vitamins, we get overweight. Then, at a certain stage of "size" we start to panic and then we go on a weight loss trip. Three, four weeks of suffering through a diet, with too little food without spices. Then we lose our self-control and the circle starts again.

How about trying to do the right thing from the beginning? How about we change our lifestyle for the better? And how about if there actually is a possibility to eat better in the same time?
No more weight loss trips, no more circle of getting overweight and slimming down again.

SALADS

A fresh salad is amongst the healthiest things you can eat. Obviously if you stay away from creamy dressings, mayonnaise and fried bread croûtons. And believe it or not, to prepare a healthy, fresh and tasty salad, full of vitamins, does not take longer than to open and heat a frozen pizza.

Lettuce, rocket, ramson, lambs lettuce, sweetcorn are just five of the best known salads. There is a multitude of other sorts and additionally there is always the possibility to add some fruits or vegetables to the salad. For example some avocado, some cherry tomatoes, or melon, or strawberries. Of course, nobody is stopping you to take a chicken breast and put it on the BBQ and enjoy it with the salad, or from time to time a nice lean steak.

Now matter what - a nice salad with an excellent dressing of virgin olive oil and some balsamic vinegar, will easy get you through your lunch break. And you will be surprised how much better you will feel after a few weeks of salad lunching and how happy you will be when you avoid the next "weight loss round".

Of course there is no rule that you have to make the salad by yourself. just have a look around and I am quite certain, you will find a restaurant or a pub with a salad-bar. And the salad there has as many vitamins as your homemade one.

So, Ladies and Gentleman, let´s get going there is no reason to wait, let´s start with the healthy lifestyle now!