Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 Water does many important jobs for your body: * Transports nutrients * Helps you digest food * Carries waste from the body * Regulates body temperature * Gives a feeling of fullness * Helps break down fat for energy * Lubricates joints * Helps prevent muscle cramps Action Steps: * Drink […]
Healthylife® Weigh Part 2 Choose a variety of colors when selecting fruits and vegetables. Different colors represent different phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are plant chemicals that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory qualities. Every time you eat is an opportunity to strengthen your body and prevent disease. Red * Improved memory * A healthy heart * Improved digestion *
Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 Develop a healthy relationship with eating and your body image. Paying attention to your eating and exercise habits can be a positive step for your health, but you are also at risk for having a distorted body image, developing unhealthy eating patterns, and becoming preoccupied with food and body image. Healthy
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 Use the same guidelines for choosing food at the grocery store to help you make healthy choices at a restaurant. Compared to preparing food at home, you have less control over what is in your food, how it is prepared, and how much you are served. However, you DO have some
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Healthylife® Weigh Menus & Recipes Here are a few tips to help you follow your eating goals when you eat at a restaurant: * Choose a restaurant that offers healthy options. Read reviews to learn about other people’s experiences at the restaurant. * Avoid all-you-can-eat buffets or anything that is offered in an “endless” supply.
Healthylife® Weigh Part 6 Ways you can deal with anger, without eating: * Count to ten at the first twinge of anger. Then count back down to zero. * Take three or four slow, deep breaths. Picture the angry impulse passing you by. * Take a walk until you can calm down. Or, do some
Healthylife® Weigh Part 6 Anxiety is a feeling of dread, fear, or distress over a real or imagined threat to your mental or physical well-being. Avoid eating as a way to cope with anxiety. Try the strategies listed below. Strategy * Take a long, warm bath or shower. Or, go for a swim. * Focus
Healthylife® Weigh Part 6 Being bored means being tired of doing the same thing over and over again. It may also mean having nothing to do or nothing that seems interesting to do. Write these ideas on sticky notes. Post reminders in places you often get bored. * Shake up your daily routines! If you
Healthylife® Weigh Part 6 Signs & Symptoms * Feeling sad, hopeless, helpless, and/or worthless * Fatigue * Loss of interest in daily activities, including sex * Change in eating and sleeping patterns * Anger, anxiety, or irritability * Having a hard time concentrating or making decisions * Thoughts of suicide or death Strategy * Accept
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 6 Focus on things that you can do well. List at least 5 things in your life that you are proud of. Examples include raising a family, earning a degree, getting promoted at work, increasing your bowling average, and having a garden! How can you improve these skills further? Set realistic goals
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