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This article aims to provide three simple rules that will help you lose weight while improving your overall life. Put this advice to use and take slow but steady steps towards a better a healthy body and a better physical appearance.

Rule one is to prepare your own meals when you have the time. Eating out is a solution for those times when you don't have access to a kitchen for cooking or when you have a good chance to go out with other people.


Asking for food to your door is one of the worst moments of laziness that you should avoid whenever possible if you want to be healthy and in shape. Cook at home gives you command full on ingredients in their meals, help you to adjust the content to include more vitamins and proteins instead of fat and carbohydrates.

In addition, they will have to sharpen your culinary skills and save a fortune over time.

Rule two is never sleep. Fall asleep to not only reduce its immediate power consumption but will also cause your metabolism decreases, reducing their overall effectiveness and making that burn fewer calories throughout the day. If you have a job that requires you to go to an office on weekdays, the risks of excessive sleep are less.

However, they will still face them when you sleep prevents you to socialize on weekends and wasted time that happen in your hobbies. If you work at home, sleeping in can be one obstacle for a successful life. Spend your time lying idle that will be wasting much needed time that could be better used in the development of your business or carrying out their projects.

However, spending too much time in bed you will lose money, prevent you from enjoying the company of people and help that keep many calories that accumulate as fat in the belly.

Rule of three are driving only when necessary. Whenever you drive you are helping to destroy the nature with the smoke from the exhaust and help to empty your wallet. Perhaps much more important is the fact that whenever you turn on the motor it is sacrificing a precious opportunity for a ride.

Walking is the exercise easier as it is one of the safest and most efficient. Walking distances of up to half hour whenever possible and book the car for long distances they need rapid transportation.

Go shopping on foot and take his things home. You will be burning fat in your belly and hips and feeling renewed.

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The holidays can be a nightmare for anyone who is trying to lose weight or is conscious of their health. It is a mine field of high sugar, high calorie snacks, drinks, and meals. We are encouraged to eat often and eat lots! From giant, indulgent dinners to specialty coffees and treats at the mall, it seems like the odds are stacked against you this season.


But wait... You decide what goes in to your body, and you have the power to stay on track. Sure, temptation is out there, but when you follow these tips, you can indulge a little without going overboard.

And why do you want to avoid going overboard? Because you and I both know how you feel when you do... you feel uncomfortably full, your mood and energy tank, you gain weight, and you feel guilty. None of that is enjoyable or sexy!


So, let's make sure that this holiday is one where you practice healthy habits so you can keep your mood & energy high, so you can indulge sensibly, and so you actually enjoy the holidays this year and feel good about yourself.

Sound good?

OK, here's how to do it:

1. Make a stash of Healthy Food Options - keep quick, portable snacks on hand so you always have something to pull out of the fridge when you walk in the door starving or to toss in your purse before you head out. Good options include: raw veggies and hummus, Kashi brand (or other low sugar) granola bars, nuts, seeds & dried fruit, low sugar yogurt or cottage cheese containers, and peanut butter and an apple.

2. Fill up on Veggies & Lean Proteins - these will fill you up on fewer calories and will keep your blood sugar steady so you don't have a mood & energy crash later. A good strategy for home, restaurants, and holiday dinners is to fill your plate with half veggies, a quarter lean protein, and the remaining quarter is for your indulgences.

3. Drink Lots of Water - even slight dehydration can make us feel tired and cranky, along with giving you a headache, and making you feel hungry. Many people eat when they are actually thirsty. Dry indoor air doesn't help any either. Make sure you're sipping lots throughout the day. You know you're drinking enough if you have to pee at least every 2 hours and it is pale yellow.

4. Watch the sugar! - sugar is everywhere these days... from your candy cane latte to the sugar cookies your co-worker brought in, it seems like there is more sugar in the forecast than snow! Sugar gives your body a quick boost of energy but then you crash down, feeling tired, groggy, cranky, and looking for that next sugar fix to pick you back up again. It is a terrible cycle! Minimize these effects by choosing only one or two sugary treats per day, MAX!

5. Some is better than none - with extra commitments around the holidays (parties, shopping, etc), many people end up skipping workouts or taking a break from exercise all together. Now though, is when you need to exercise the most - to manage stress, beat the blues, and counteract all of the excess food you are eating.

If you can't fit your regular routine in (or you don't have a regular routine), at least do some. Even 10 minutes a day can boost your health and level of fitness. You could even get the full amount of recommended activity in each day by doing 10 minutes in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 10 after work - just make sure this is 10 minutes of uninterrupted activity that is getting your heart beating faster (no, shopping doesn't count!)

6. Plan, Plan, Plan - make a list and check it twice. Planning ahead sets you up for success, reduces stress, and makes sure you're not scrambling at the last minute. List out all of your holiday parties and get-togethers, and list all of the people you need to get presents for.

Mark these into your calendar and review on a daily and weekly basis. Plan your meals and exercise around your parties, and do the same for your shopping trips. Things go much more smoothly when you have a plan (and you'll be less tempted to reach for another sugar fix!)

7. Remember the Reason for the Season - for me, the holidays are about connecting with family, friends, and loved ones. When I keep that in mind, it is easier to let go of stress (like trying to find the 'perfect gift' or worrying about whether the house is clean enough, or if the dessert looks 'just right'. When I focus on what is important to me, that is when I truly feel happy and healthy (and less stressed!)

8. Stay Present - focus in on the present moment. Live in the here and now instead of worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. Stay in the present by making use of all of your senses - really listen to the other person when you're having a conversation, notice the colours of the lights and decorations, notice the smells of the trees and baking, and really notice the taste and feel of the food you're eating. When you stay present and eat mindfully, you'll eat less food and feel more fulfilled.
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You ate you a donut sitting in the lounge at work (although not swore up and down). You skip the gym to meet friends for happy hour drinks (even though you said you go to five days this week). Now your week of fitness and healthy eating is a wash. Do and beat you doing it, right? How did you know? I've been there too; Heck we probably all been there at some point.


Kristin Neff, PhD Associate Professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, notes how common is that punish us mentally so, thinking it will be shame ourselves into better behavior. But be our own girl say is any less productive thing.


In my first attempts to build a healthy lifestyle and a fit body style, I've sacrificed my life for what I thought that it would make me happy. Days became structured around training and planning meals, preparation and the time. It became "all or nothing". A "bad" food, a loss of training and was a failure. I hit me and myself the chain to the treadmill. This attitude towards the gym began to attract attention. Social gatherings were difficult and family and friends questioned my habits.


Dedication became an obsession. Exercising and eating healthy was designed to enrich my life, does not turn in my life.


As the old saying even "too much of a good thing can be bad". Strive to live a healthy life style is one thing, let it control your life is a new type of beast. The moment that your life is controlled by what they eat and how often you can go to the gym then is time to re-evaluate.


It was time to find a medium term. Are you struggling to find the balance? Is it time to find your average? What does that mean?


Fitness and eating healthy should be associated with nothing but positive connotations. Exercise reduces stress and helps to maintain a healthy weight. Eat fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein is the secret to a long life. These are tools to do the things that you enjoy doing even more enjoyable.


Half term is where you can enjoy a piece of birthday cake without worrying that it will make you gain weight. Intermediate is missing a workout without punishing yourself. Average is not obsessed with the number on the scale.


Find the term means does not is implementing the perfect diet plan or making a detailed training Regiment, but finding the right mentality and also have same-compassion. A combination of the two can go a long way in motivating you.


"Same-compassion means to be kind to yourself, especially when you make a mistake," said Neff. "It is that looking after you is one of the best possible motivations for doing what is healthy for you instead of what is harmful to you."


Read more to learn how to be more compassionate with yourself and how to help find its midpoint.


First, has the mentality of a drill sergeant. Stop using terms such as "have you..." "and establishing strict goals. It is setting yourself up to fall short and feel bad for it. Instead encourage, as if it were a friend. Neff says, "motivate yourself to do the right thing, not because you are insufficient, but because you want to be healthier, or job of your dreams, or that your goal is to land." Keep your eyes on the prize, which is to be happy".


Jean Fain, psychotherapist at Harvard Medical School, said, "telling you is to say 'I do not I should have eaten,' things 'I will gain weight' is a trap to pamper yourself." This is because awakens self-criticism emotions negative such as anxiety and self-loathing, and we do our utmost to get rid of them, like digging in the gallon of ice cream in the freezer. The next time that you feel bad for eating a biscuit, it reminds itself-compassion. Instead of saying, "the devil" that could trigger the overeating instead say "his unique ice cream. It is not the end of the world. Next meal that I can go back to making healthy choices."


Life is to be enjoyed, so instead of letting the control of "being healthy" your life, I left it to make your life more satisfying.