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1.I
dent
if
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ggestbar
ri
ert
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thyeat
ingorexer
cise

Startbypinpointi
ngonet hi
ngthathasbeenmaki ngi thardfory outokeepupwi thhealt
hy
eatingorexercise.May beit'
sthaty ou'
resobusywi t
hwor kandki dst
hatyoufeelli
keyoudon't
hav eti
met oprepheal thymealsorgeti nexercise.Ormay bebei nghomeal ldaymeansmor e
snacking.Forme, I'
vebeenwor kingthroughmymi d-morningsnackbecauseI '
m notexcited
aboutwhatIhav einthepant r
yandt hen,comel uncht i
me, I
'm absolut
elyst
arvi
ngandendup
eatingthequickestthingIcanf ind,whichi sn'
talwayst hehealthiest(
thi
nktort
il
lachipsand
salsa,r
amennoodl es,andcheeseandcr ackers).

Whi
l
ether
emaybeaf
ewt
hingsgoi
ngon,
justchooseonet
ofocusonatat
ime.

2.Setsi
mpl
egoal
sthatar
eeasyt
oachi
eve

Tooof t
enpeopl emakegoal sthatarewayt oolof
ty,l
ikel
osing20poundsi namont h( heal
thy
weightlossis1t o2poundsperweek) ,eati
ngonl
yv eganfoodswhent heyl
ovebeef ,
orwr i
ting
offsnacksaltogether,whi
chcancauseev enmoreissues.Andthenwhent heycan'tmeettheir
goalortheyslipup,theygetdiscouragedandgiveup.Weseet hisal
lthetime,especiall
ywith
faddiet
st hatarefartoorest
ri
ctive.Thisiswhyit
'si
mpor t
anttomakesur ethegoalsy oumake
areeasyenought oachi ev
e.

3.Makeapl
ant
haty
oucanact
ual
l
yst
ickt
o

Mapoutasol i
dplanforachievi
ngy ourgoal and,remember,keepi
tsimpl
eenoughthatyou'
re
guarant
eedtoachievei
t.
Forme, thi
smeanschoosi nganeasyreci
petomake—liket
hesehigh-
fi
berBakedBanana-NutOat mealCups—andbl ockingof
fti
met omakeitovert
heweekend.An
addedbonusisthatIal
readyhavet heingredientsonhandtomaket hi
sreci
pe(youprobabl
ydo
too!
),whi
chmeansnogr oceryt
ri
pr equir
ed.

Fortheboredsnacker,youcandot hesameorchooseadi ff
erentsati
sfy
ingr ecipetomake.Or
may beyouprepsomef rui
tfortheweekt oreachforwheny oufeell
ikesnacki ng,l
ikecutt
ingup
apineappleormelon,orwashingstrawberri
es.
Forthoseli
mi t
edbyt i
me, plant ochooseaneasy
reci
petomaket ogetstarted(l
ikeoneofthese20-minuterecipes)
,addpr epreppedv eggi
esor
otherheal
thyst
ore-boughtingr
edientst
oy ourshoppi
nglistandpickanightoft heweektowhip
upthissimplemeal