• What's your favorite sport?Spend a few hours each weekend playing it with some friends.
• Find a neighborhood running partner; you will be far more motivated if you have someone to go with.
• Sign up for a dancing class with your spouse or a friend!Try hip-hop, salsa, or ballroom...
anything that will get your heart rate up.
• Eat a big lunch and a smaller dinner; this will enable you to consumer fewer calories before you go to bed and give you ample time to burn them off.
• Many people often snack due to boredom, not necessarily hunger.
So next time you feel the munchies coming, make a conscious effort to drink water instead.
• Speaking of water, replace at least one of your sugary drinks (soda, energy drink, juice, etc.
) each day with a bottle of water.
• Plant a garden.
Not only will it give you a sense of accomplishment at all your hard work, but home-grown vegetables are delicious and good for you! • Keep your fridge stocked with cut up veggies and fruits.
They make for convenient, delicious, and healthy snacks especially during the warm summer months.
• Don't cook for 8 when you only have 4 people for dinner; having the extra food can lead to overeating.
Avoid this by carefully planning proper portions.
• Avoid fast food restaurants!Well, at least as much as you can.
There will be times during work or if you are on a busy schedule, when you need to grab something fast.
In this case, order something more healthy than a fatty burger and greasy fries.
Try a salad or other more "healthy" item on the menu.
• In conjunction with the previous tip, start bringing your lunch to work every day if you usually eat out.
You will eat more healthy and save more money.
• Drink skim or 1% milk.
• When planning fun activities for friends and family, try planning something exercise-oriented, such as a friendly soccer match or a scenic hike.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator.
• Park in the back of the parking lot.
• Take a weight loss pill [http://www.
dynakorpharmacal.
com/] that helps curb hunger and restrict caloric intake.
• Keep a daily food journal; having a written record of everything you eat daily will allow you to pinpoint areas that need to be improved.
• Don't go grocery shopping while hungry!This will lead to impulsive and often unhealthy food purchases.
• Sign up for a local run, marathon, or sporting event.
Having a goal can help you get motivated to get in shape.
• Get an iPod.
Listening to upbeat, fast tempo music can get you motivated and give you that extra push during exercise.
• Find a neighborhood running partner; you will be far more motivated if you have someone to go with.
• Sign up for a dancing class with your spouse or a friend!Try hip-hop, salsa, or ballroom...
anything that will get your heart rate up.
• Eat a big lunch and a smaller dinner; this will enable you to consumer fewer calories before you go to bed and give you ample time to burn them off.
• Many people often snack due to boredom, not necessarily hunger.
So next time you feel the munchies coming, make a conscious effort to drink water instead.
• Speaking of water, replace at least one of your sugary drinks (soda, energy drink, juice, etc.
) each day with a bottle of water.
• Plant a garden.
Not only will it give you a sense of accomplishment at all your hard work, but home-grown vegetables are delicious and good for you! • Keep your fridge stocked with cut up veggies and fruits.
They make for convenient, delicious, and healthy snacks especially during the warm summer months.
• Don't cook for 8 when you only have 4 people for dinner; having the extra food can lead to overeating.
Avoid this by carefully planning proper portions.
• Avoid fast food restaurants!Well, at least as much as you can.
There will be times during work or if you are on a busy schedule, when you need to grab something fast.
In this case, order something more healthy than a fatty burger and greasy fries.
Try a salad or other more "healthy" item on the menu.
• In conjunction with the previous tip, start bringing your lunch to work every day if you usually eat out.
You will eat more healthy and save more money.
• Drink skim or 1% milk.
• When planning fun activities for friends and family, try planning something exercise-oriented, such as a friendly soccer match or a scenic hike.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator.
• Park in the back of the parking lot.
• Take a weight loss pill [http://www.
dynakorpharmacal.
com/] that helps curb hunger and restrict caloric intake.
• Keep a daily food journal; having a written record of everything you eat daily will allow you to pinpoint areas that need to be improved.
• Don't go grocery shopping while hungry!This will lead to impulsive and often unhealthy food purchases.
• Sign up for a local run, marathon, or sporting event.
Having a goal can help you get motivated to get in shape.
• Get an iPod.
Listening to upbeat, fast tempo music can get you motivated and give you that extra push during exercise.