Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 Sugar-sweetened beverages can be a major source of added sugar. Cut back or eliminate these beverages from your everyday lifestyle. Save pop or soda for a once-in-a-while treat. As you reduce sugar in your diet, especially artificial sweeteners, you may find these drinks are too sweet for your new tastes! Make […]
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 “I will start eating healthier foods when my spouse decides to also change.” This exact scenanio may not apply to you. However, perhaps you are also putting off making a change. Complete each statement with excuses you catch yourself making. * I will start a daily exercise routine when… * I
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 Think of getting started like riding a bike. You feel the most resistance when you are stopped and trying to start pedaling. Once you get going, the going gets easier. What is stopping you from getting started? Which of the following apply: * Mental Concerns (fears, doubt, low motivation) * Lack
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 1 Ways to Measure Weight There are several ways to determine your healthy body weight. While weight is not the only way to determine health, aim to weigh within a healthy range to reduce health risks. Three measures can help determine your weight-related health status: 1. Body Mass Index (BMI) 2. Waist
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 Recognize your role in making changes. Other factors may have a role in your ability to do something. However, name something that IS in your power to change. Take control of your goals. Don’t wait for someone else to do it for you. Depending on someone or something else for change:
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 Fill in the blank after the victim phrase with something you have caught yourself saying or feeling. In the third column, use an accountability phrase to re-write this statement. Victim Phrase * I can’t… * It’s useless… * I have to… * Why am I always the one who… * I
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 6 Happy times may also be triggers for overeating or making less healthy food choices. Holidays and other special occasions may also make it harder to fit in physical activity. Items that trip you up during a celebration: * Drinks: soda, alcoholic beverages * Foods: desserts, large helpings of “comfort foods” *
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 2 This activity will go through each part of MyPlate. * Learn how eating certain foods can help your body, energy level, and mood. Learn new ways to prepare foods. * Enjoy foods that taste good to you. Eat new things that you want to try. Avoid eating foods just because you
Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 Use these tips to decide if an alternate thought is helpful for problem-solving. You can allow your thoughts and actions to cause anxiety. Or, you can view them as part of everyday life choices that you can manage. 1. Ask: Is your thought based on facts? 2. Identify what you are
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 1 Use theHealthyLife® Weigh Eating & Exercise Tracker™throughout this program. It will help you monitor and better understand your habits. Before making changes to your eating and exercise habits, complete the Eating & Exercise Tracker™ for one week (7 days). Do the activities in Part 1 during this week while you are
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