It’s probably an exaggeration, but one of the most difficult question that many people have had to answer for the past decade was “How do I eat healthy foods?” If you’re the type of person who likes to do an aerobic activity and walk around the mall to de-stress yourself after a hard day’s work, you’ll find that this isn’t an exaggeration at all. Fast food chains are everywhere, and it’s pretty hard to waiver the call of sizzling burgers and fries.

Experts say that jumping out of your junk food eating and digging into healthy eating habits never works unless you’ve motivated yourself well enough to actually stick to the diet. The safer way would be to go about the process slowly but surely.

Make your own lunch

People who work regular office hours and are stuck somewhere in the middle of the city are drawn to burger joints. Why? They’re fast, easy to take-out, cheap, and mouth watering. The catch: they’re dipped in recycled vats of fat, which means that they can be the cause of your arteries clogging up, say, three to five years from now. So ditch the burger idea and make your own lunch.

If you can squeeze in a weeks worth of work into your 8-hour-shift, you have no excuse not to have time to prepare lunch. Most people experience stress in the workplace because they don’t follow healthy eating guidelines. Pack a lot of fruits and veggies that are easy to prepare and pack, and whip up a good, lean whole-wheat sandwich to calm down your stomach acids. If you’re really craving for burger, try preparing a good vegemeat sandwich instead.

Choose the lesser evil

If you must go out on a lunch meeting with colleagues, and you have no choice but to order from the nearest fast food in the vicinity, try to find out if they have grilled fish or chicken sandwich. Most restaurants actually have these in their menus – they’re just overlooked because everyone’s dashing for the transfat burger.