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Healthy Changes for Healthy Weight
| Meet the Blogger | More Posts by Chris Jensen Need help developing healthier habits? Good health—and healthy weight—are about smart decision-making. Listen in and learn about success tools for creating health through optimal nutrition in this encore presentation of our podcast interview with Dr. Joel Fuhrman, board-certified family physician, author, and co-founder and chief medical officer of Eat Right America.
Let us know what steps you are taking toward healthy changes this year for a chance to win an Eat Right America bundle featuring some of their best-selling books, DVDs and assorted other special gifts: a $97 value! Simply enter a comment below by January 31st and one lucky reader will be selected at random.
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In 2011 I'm taking control of my health! I have begun training for my first 10k in April. I vowed to make my family more active by purchasing bikes and scooters and participating in volunteer activities together. My children and I work out together in the living room and I fix healthier meals for breakfast, lunch and snack. I want us to live strong and healthy together!
01/13/2011 4:25:57 AM CST
I started the 28 day challenge about a week ago. I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night and want junkfood. I actually woke up and thought "I want a tangerine!" Amazing!
01/13/2011 4:44:15 AM CST
use less cooking oil even when sauteing.
01/13/2011 4:50:16 AM CST
more organic ingredients and almost no salt or soy sauce
01/13/2011 4:52:25 AM CST
The kids and I are making big changes in the new year. We are making an effort to start buying and eating organic fresh foods. So maybe this means, eating less meat to stay on budget, that's what we need to do anyway. We are educating ourselves on healthy eating and exercise. Lastly, we are setting small goals each month, academic, weight, exercise, even cleaning goals.
01/13/2011 5:24:06 AM CST
I am eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat, and I have noticed that my cheeks are rosey and my eyes look alot better.
01/13/2011 5:45:11 AM CST
In an effort to get healthy and lose weight we have made the biggest changes in our meal planning, We are going local. There is a great farm that opened up nearby and we plan our weekly menu based on the fresh produce that's available. Then we head to whole foods and get brown rice, rice pasta and lean protein to round out the meals. We are eating more vegetarian meals and adding more fish to our diet. We have started walking again, and we are tracking our food and exercise to help us be more accountable. We feel that by this time next year we will be fit & healthy!
01/13/2011 6:15:30 AM CST
Even though certain diet plans tout things like endless fruit, I'm paying more attention to micronutrients and realizing that, sadly, you can get too much of a good thing. Too much fruit = too much sugar.
01/13/2011 6:45:46 AM CST
I have been trying to follow Dr.Fuhrman's guidelines for several years now and while I have not been perfect I have changed enough to improve my health, lower my total cholesterol to 110 and my blood pressure to 100/60. I've lost 40 pounds, too! My goal at the age of 59 is to avoid the medications all my friends, eating the Standard American diet, are beginning to take- Lipitor, Prilosec, and other poisons. Do It! Get well, exercise and don't believe your regular doctor-they don't know this science!
01/13/2011 7:28:11 AM CST
My biggest struggle in the winter is boredom and though I LOVE to run, I hate running in the cold. I stopped kidding myself about believing that if I have unhealthy foods in the house I can stay away from them. Right! I make it a non-issue by keeping them out of the house.
As for exercise, Sometimes I honestly have to drag myself to the treadmill in the basement, but I do it by reminding myself of how important it is to my health and how much better I feel afterwards. I also hate to clean the house and floss, but I do it everyday.
01/13/2011 7:58:15 AM CST
I am very interested in "high nutrient eating" as described in this podcast. I am trying to find new and interesting recipes for fresh vegetables which will be the basis of my eating plan. Thank you.
01/13/2011 8:03:34 AM CST
Moving beyond my standard whole grain choices of brown rice and quinoa to try more interesting varities such as amaranth.
01/13/2011 8:05:02 AM CST
I'm cutting back on snack foods that do not add value to my overall health. For example - no potato chips. Instead - something with protein like sweet potato chips baked or baked tortilla chips with flax seed.
01/13/2011 8:11:05 AM CST
Fruits and veggies- only fresh
01/13/2011 8:17:41 AM CST
I am trying to eat more raw fruits & veggies. Also trying to exercise more. Thank goodness for TV show DVD's they make the time on the treadmill go faster & they are just the right length for walking.
01/13/2011 8:20:30 AM CST
I'm joing a gym; I chose one near my home to increase the chances of going consistantly. Also, when I am craving chips, or other junk food, I will buy a bag and eat a handful to satisfy craving, then throw the bag away, won't take it home where I would consume the whole bag eventually.
01/13/2011 8:27:46 AM CST
I'm joining a gym; I chose one near my home to increase the chances of going consistantly. Also, when I am craving chips, or other junk food, I will buy a bag and eat a handful to satisfy craving, then throw the bag away, won't take it home where I would consume the whole bag eventually. Also adding daily juicing back to diet for nutrients.
01/13/2011 8:30:26 AM CST
I’ve given up sugar. No more cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pastries, chocolates or ice cream. None of these provide me with the vitamins I need to live a health life. My diet is otherwise extremely healthy, this was the last step I needed to take.
01/13/2011 8:42:14 AM CST
After being on numerous fad diets, I decided it's time for a lifestyle change. I've decided to go vegan, and could really use the help getting my pantry ready!
01/13/2011 8:47:47 AM CST
Keeping a journal of what I eat and my daily exercise helps keep me focused and on track. Being accountable is the key.
01/13/2011 9:01:49 AM CST
I have given up caffeine and chocolate (which is especially difficult with my prengancy cravings). I am also making an effort to walk more and refuse to take the elevators while at work. (Only stairs for me.)
Additionally, I am participating in kicking off a Live Healthy campaign the end of this month at work. The point is to encourage healthy lifestyle / keep employees (& family/friends) moving across all of our locations.
01/13/2011 9:05:34 AM CST
I have a hard time not going overboard on sweets. Instead, I've been trying to keep other things around to snack on, or make healthy fruit smoothies. I've told myself that if I overdo it on sweets one day, I have to burn off the extra energy by cleaning something.
01/13/2011 9:06:32 AM CST
I am continuing the good habit that began a couple of years ago for me - just sticking to the most natural foods I can find. I make the local farmer's market a must-visit on my weekly to-do list.
01/13/2011 9:09:46 AM CST
While I generally eat a fairly healthy vegetarian diet high in dark leafy greens, fruits, and whole grains, the changes I have decided to make include consuming less packaged/processed food, less dairy, drink more herbal teas and less coffee, and consuming more raw superfoods (of which Whole Foods has the best selection).
01/13/2011 9:15:39 AM CST
I've tried to live a healthier lifesyle.....
01/13/2011 9:27:18 AM CST