| You can start today - right now, even - on a | | | | sweetened my tea with artificial sweetener |
| road to feeling better, looking better, living longer | | | | instead of the cup of sugar I normally used. The |
| and enjoying a far better quality of life.We're all | | | | final switch I made was going from Dr. Pepper to |
| familiar with the big steps:If you smoke, do | | | | Diet Dr. Pepper. These are the only changes I |
| yourself and those who love you a huge favor - | | | | made to my diet, and I quickly lost over 10 |
| STOP. It'll be the best, though possibly the | | | | pounds. You quickly get accustomed to (and even |
| hardest, gift you ever give them.Nix unhealthy | | | | begin to prefer!) the diet drinks and sweetener. I |
| vices such as drinking, speeding, taking your health | | | | literally can't stand the taste of regular pop now, |
| and safety for granted, etc.However many fruits | | | | something I was once incredibly addicted to.Begin |
| and vegetables you consume, double that!Those | | | | walking. Start with a trip around your |
| are the "Big Ones", and I don't have to tell you | | | | neighborhood or a stroll through the park or mall. |
| how important they are, but this article is about | | | | Heck, even start with lapping Wal-Mart, just start |
| the "Little Ones". They don't have the publicity of | | | | and start today. Make your walking a priority and |
| the larger steps, but they're every bit as | | | | don't allow anything to interfere with it. You will |
| important.In no particlular order, here are the small | | | | soon be so hooked on the "walking buzz" that |
| steps I'd love for you to start taking. Ideally, you'll | | | | you won't allow yourself to miss a single day. |
| take each and every step each and every day - | | | | When weather or illness prevents me from |
| but realistically, you should just aim at doing just | | | | walking for a day, I feel crummy, absolutely |
| as many as you can, just as often as you can. | | | | crummy!Small changes can yield very big, glorious |
| Let's get to it!Limit empty calories. You can't cut | | | | results. My husband once told me that he had |
| them out entirely, but try to ditch as many | | | | shaved stubborn strokes off of his all-important |
| sodas, doughnuts, cookies, chips, fries, etc, as you | | | | golf game. I asked him if he'd gotten new clubs, |
| can. Next time you go to your favorite fast food | | | | new balls, changed his stance or started scoring |
| restaurant (go ahead and admit it, I've seen you | | | | creatively. He showed me one tiny little maneuver |
| there!), have a salad in place of the fries and rink | | | | with the positioning of his hands - he said it made |
| tea instead of pop.Replace eating red meat with | | | | all the difference in the world. All he did was |
| chicken or fish at every opportunity. The steps | | | | change his thumb's stance!In closing, here's a |
| will be even bigger if you make sure the chicken | | | | website I'd like for you to check out: The |
| or fish is grilled or baked instead of fried.If you're | | | | Longevity Game. It makes you think - and |
| trying to lose weight, switch to using artificial | | | | thinking's usually a good thing.Keep checking |
| sweetener in your tea and coffee, and switch to | | | | Buttermilk Press.com, as we'll be adding health and |
| a diet drink. A while back, I began a weight loss | | | | fitness related articles at an alarming pace. Make |
| regime. I simply began using the little pink packets | | | | these changes today and you'll be thankful |
| in my morning coffee instead of sugar, and I | | | | tomorrow! |