happy new year...happy birthday to me

Hopefully, another year wiser! The new year always inspires us to create new goals and resolutions...losing weight is always the number one 'change' on the list of 'things to do'. Here's a better way to look at your health. Try changing bad habits and merging in better ones. Start with eating a breakfast rich in whole grains, fruit, and protein. Many skip this important meal, and wind up binging all day.

Next, try 30 minutes of walking every day before dinner. Then challenge yourself by raising the speed, and raising the incline. Consider anything you put into your body as fuel to gas you through your day and exercise. That means, if it doesn't promote health, it's bad for you. Get rid of it!

Commit to this change for 30 days. Then set another goal for the next 30, and so on. Take your challenge 30 days at time. Don't rush it. The last thing you want to do is drop five pounds for the spring, fall off the fitness trail, gain it back, and sing the same resolution song next year,, this time.

Think of a reward to give yourself as you reach each monthly milestone. Some of my past rewards were: a day at the spa, pedicure, new fitness outfit, new tennis shoes, and even a dinner date with a movie just for me!

Set your plan, work your plan. Without a plan, you've planned to fail. Get ready, get set, go!

...have you ditched the scale yet?

How many ways can I say it?

If you are praying to a scale, I bet you really don't enjoy the new body you have or the one you are hoping to have some day. You deserve to be miserable. No. Really. If you are committed to the scale controlling your life, then you deserve what it gives...and that's usually nothing, even if the number excites you. If you have more slips than stills, more falls than gains...something is wrong and you need to evaluate. There is nothing wrong with a built in cheat daily, not to big if the craving hits you. But still you need to add into your daily caloric values.

Fall is approaching.  Like spring, it comes with a reason to fit up for the marathons. Work it Lovelies...kick it up, clean up the diet, drink plenty of water, and get proper rest. Just Do It!!!