is getting fit one of your top resolutions this year is a 26 inch waist part of that confounded bucket list that never seems to be within reach are you trying to decipher what a good nutrition plan for you might be then youve landed at the right place today dr simran saini weight loss management consultant at fortis hospital takes us through the top 8 steps on howstep 1 make a food diary first of all make a food diary and write down everything you eat or drink and do as a regular activity for 3 days now look at the diary on the fourth day and you shall see exactly what your diet is and what your level of physical activity is it acts as a deterrent helps you attain accountability for your eating habits gives you a solid record of your health success helps in understating unhealthy food cravings and indulgences and finally helps you pin point the portions you eat at every meal timestep 2 make sure that least one third of your food intake is unprocessed in a bid to increase your level of nutrition one of the most important tasks at hand should be to include certain raw foods such as salads fruits to your diet routine these can be your favourite choice of unprocessed foods and can be prepared in wonderfully healthy ways such as steamed stir fried grilled or baked let one third of your entire days diet be unprocessedstep 3 keep your fruits and vegetables fresh try to make sure what you have in your diet is fresh and of good quality especially fruits and vegetables having fresh fruits and vegetables is one but also make sure you get your vitamins and minerals to the maximum which helps in increasing the level of nutrition a big reason behind their nutritional value is that they are full of antioxidants which fight harmful chemicals in our bodystep 4 limiting salt and sugar is critical limit the intake of salt in your diet and your circulatory system will thank you for it all the same limit your intake of sugar too and your waistline will get back into shape taking an appropriate amount of salt in cooking and eliminating table salt solves problems like water retention limiting sugar controls the calories you eat go for fresh food produce rather than processed ones check the label and go for low salt products go for herbs and other spices instead of extra salt and go for salt substitutesstep 5 use artificial sweeteners judiciously go for artificial sweeteners only if the need really arises mostly diabetics are left with no options but if you are not a diabetic try to keep artificial sweeteners to a minimum stick to just a teaspoon of sugar rather than completely going off sugar anything that is processed should be consumed in low quantities as it may be high in sugar quantitystep 6 do not starve avoid hypoglycaemia avoid skipping your meals