HEALTHY TIPS

mudypupy

HERE POST HEALTHY INFO YOU RUN ACROSS TO SHARE.

FOOD, EXERSIZE, STATE OF MIND

PLEASE NO "DIET" INFO...WE ARE AIMING TO BE HEALTHY NOT FIND THE NEWEST "DIET"

mudypupy

Healthy eating tip 1: Set yourself up for success

To set yourself up for success, think about planning a healthy diet as a number of small, manageable steps rather than one big drastic change. If you approach the changes gradually and with commitment, you will have a healthy diet sooner than you think.

EVERYTHING YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH IS YOUR "DIET" no matter how yummy you wouldn't drink motor oil...havn't ever tried it have ya...cuz you know its not good for you...but you drink soda, or energy drinks....they are just as bad (even smell bad sometimes) ... ... ... think about it


> Simplify. Instead of being overly concerned with counting calories or measuring portion sizes, think of your diet in terms of color, variety, and freshness. This way it should be easier to make healthy choices. Focus on finding foods you love and easy recipes that incorporate a few fresh ingredients. Gradually, your diet will become healthier and more delicious.

> Start slow and make changes to your eating habits over time. Trying to make your diet healthy overnight isn’t realistic or smart. Changing everything at once usually leads to cheating or giving up on your new eating plan. Make small steps, like adding a salad (full of different color vegetables) to your diet once a day or switching from butter to olive oil when cooking. As your small changes become habit, you can continue to add more healthy choices to your diet.

> Every change you make to improve your diet matters. You don’t have to be perfect and you don’t have to completely eliminate foods you enjoy to have a healthy diet. The long term goal is to feel good, have more energy, and reduce the risk of cancer and disease. Don’t let your missteps derail you—every healthy food choice you make counts.

2gabbee

Fitness guru Kathy Smith recommends interval exercise. Alternate from low to high intensity. Example is walking. You start out slow after about 3 min, walk faster for a min, then slow back down for 3, then say jog or walk fast again for a min. Alternating back & forth. This can be done bike riding & swimming also. Kathy goes on to say this confuses the body, helps to burn calories, improves cardio fitness. I have bad knees so I'm more like doing a slow jog. Having small dogs who motivate me to walk, they are running .This was recommended on Kathy Smiths PBS special ageless energy.