Chris and I talk with “The List” about small changes that can greatly improve and inspire healthier living. Here are 5 simple steps you can do to improving your health today. Which one do you think will be your biggest challenge? Which are you already doing? Let me know in the comments below!
1. SMART GOAL – Make it, Write it, Declare it, Achieve it.
2. MOVE for 5 minutes everyday (even if it’s just marching in place on commercial breaks).
3. EAT breakfast to get your metabolism revved up for the day.
4. REDUCE sugar – you don’t have to go cold turkey simply avoid the obvious when possible.
5. HYDRATE to curb cravings and monitor hunger. Start with a goal to drink a quart of water a day, then increase to a gallon.
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The reducing of sugar. I never know how much sugar is too much or too little. Even though some choices are pretty obvious.
Excellent tips:)
I like the SMART chart.
Can’t wait to achieve my goals from step 1!
My wife and I have made vision boards that are based on our SMART goals that we have created for ourselves.
Thank you for the inspiration!! I have been following this advice and eating small meals 5xday and have lost 60lbs in the past 5 months. Nothing has worked this well for me ever. And I don’t ever remember feeling this good about being able to maintain a lifestyle change. You have both been a blessing to me.
I would have to say the hardest one to do is cut sugar. The other 4 are so simple compared to that!
I think reducing sugar will be the biggest challenge. I really feel like sugar is an addiction for me, not just sweets but pasta and bread. Watching the episode this week with the eating disorder and watching Chris torcher himself with the bad food really has started to make me thing about how my body is reacting to the junk I am throwing in it. I am definitely moving everyday, mostly forced as the pregnancy makes me sleepy all day long. I also eat breakfast every single morning!
I watch extreme weight loss and you two are so inspiring. Every time an episode ends it just motivates me to get off the couch and get moving! Its hard to keep that motivation alive when I don’t have someone like you or chris to push me. Surprisingly these five things seem simple enough for me to do on my own and a good step to living a healthy lifestyle. Thanks for the great advise Heidi!
I’ve just started focusing on #5 – Hydrating. Taking note of how much water I’m drinking by use of my Brita pitcher. If it’s empty at the end of the day, I’ve done well!