This Week on Intent: Tell Us How to Eat Healthier

This week on Intent, we want to hear your tips, tricks and advice on eating healthier. Should we plan ahead our meals? Is it a matter of preparing ourselves emotionally when the munchies strike? Whether you keep a food journal or you simply want to share some healthy snack recipes, we want to hear everything that you have to say on healthy eating. Whether you have healthy eating ideas from the perspective of a yoga teacher, a relationship expert, a therapist, a chef, or whatever else--we are sure you have your own unique and helpful perspectives on this matter. So why should we eat healthier? Our bodies deserve to be treated well 24/7, and eating healthy is just one of those lifestyle choices that we can't afford to ignore. When we eat healthy, we look better, feel better and do better because we are not slogging our bodies down with artificial chemicals and other junky, energy-depleting substances. Though I am no nutrition expert, here are some general guidelines I follow to keep my eating habits somewhat healthy:

• I start my mornings with two glasses of water. Throughout the day, I drink as much water as possible.
• I follow a vegetarian diet. While going vegetarian does not necessarily guarantee a healthy diet, it at least eliminates a LOT of unhealthy temptations (steak, burgers, fried chicken, etc.)
• I am a big fan of the 80% rule, which is what the Okinawans follow--an ethnic group of islanders who, by the way, have mastered the art of living a long, healthy life. When you feel 80% full, you should stop eating.
• I love giving myself room for indulgence. If I am eating healthy MOST of the time, there is no shame or harm in the occasional bag of Doritos, chocolate-chip cookies, candy or cake. Yum!

Join Intent's mission this week to inspire others with ideas on how to eat healthier. Tag your blog posts "eating healthy" and we will be featuring the best weekly content at the end of the week. We can't wait to read your contributions! Related content on Intent: * The Life Force Diet Series by Michelle Schoffro Cook