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A healthy diet consists of eating in moderation and choosing the right foods. Do away with eating big meals and stuffing yourself full. Eat until you are satisfied.

At the start it's hard to distinguish between full and satisfied but with time you'll know when to stop. Try to eat regularly. Eating regularly keeps us burning energy but everyone has a mechanism of storage and as soon as our needs are satisfied our storage system kicks in. This storage system is there for situations where we need to survive without food and when food is not plentiful. Thankfully in this part of the world food is plentiful so it's important to stop when you're satisfied.

Our markets are flooded with unhealthy, unnatural and fat storage promoting foods so we need to choose the right ones. Always read food labels. With carbohydrates only eat ones high in fibre and plenty of vegetables. This should consist of 60% of your total food intake.

Avoid products that have very long shelf lives. Always eat fresh. Home made is best. Protein should consist of 20% of your total food intake and healthy fats should be 20% of your total food intake.

Your biggest meal of the day should be breakfast and than progressively getting smaller through out the day. Your body should have all the nutrients it needs roughly twelve hours after the first one.

So if your first meal is at around 8.30am your last should be before 8.30pm and try not eating straight before bed.