Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Ten Minor Steps To Develop Your Wellbeing

By: Jayden Shemayah

Countless of us make wellbeing-related resolutions, such as to lose weight, to stop smoking or sign up for the neighborhood fitness center. While it is common to set excessive goals, trainers say that making lesser goals might do more for our health.

"Lesser steps are reachable and are easier to squeeze into your daily routine," says James O. Hill, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. "They are less overpowering than a big, rapid conversion."

Here are 10 Steps to try:

1. Stop gaining weight. Even if you acquire only a pound or two each year, the extra weight adds up rapidly.

2. Walk more. Use a pedometer to add up your daily steps; after that add 2,000 extra steps into your day, the equivalent of one additional mile. Keep adding steps, 1,000 to 2,000 each month or so, until you take 10,000 steps on most days.

3. Eat breakfast. Breakfast eaters tend to have healthier diets and weigh less too. For a filling and nutrition-packed breakfast, top Whole Grain Total® with fresh fruit slices and low-fat or fat-free milk.

4. Replace three grain servings each day to whole grain. If you're like the average American, you eat fewer than one whole grain serving daily.

5. Have a minimum of one healthy green salad per day. Eating a salad (with low-fat or fat-free dressing) is filling and may help you eat a smaller amount during the meal. It also counts toward your five daily cups of fruits and vegetables.

6. Eliminate Fat. Fat has a lot of calories, and calories are a significant factor in weight loss. Purchase lean meats, eat poultry skinless, switch over to lower-fat cheeses, invest in a nonstick pan with just a dab of oil or butter.

7. Consider calcium by eating' two or three daily servings of low-fat or fat-free milk or yogurt. Dairy calcium is healthy for bones and may well also help you drop weight.

8. Downsize. If the package is small, the serving size will be smaller as well.

9. Aim to drop just 5 to 10 percent of your present weight. The benefits to losing weight are great-lower blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides.

10. Keep track of your eating. Jot down everything you eat over the next couple of days and be on the lookout for problem spots. Often, just writing things down can help you consume a reduced amount.


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