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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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Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 All exercise helps with stress management, heart health, and weight management. The more intense the activity, the more calories you burn. Combine different forms of physical activity to get the most benefit. This guide breaks physical activity into three categories: 1. Cardio Training 2. Resistance Training 3. Stretching & Rehabilitation ©
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 Information on food labels can help you choose healthy foods and drinks and avoid less healthy options. Some of the healthiest foods, like fruits and vegetables, don’t have a label at all! Practice reading food labels with the foods you have at home or the next time you grocery shop. What
Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 Today’s social world goes beyond the people you see on a daily basis. From Facebook to Twitter, Instagram to Snapchat, social media may be a big part of your life. Perhaps you follow friends, family, sports and entertainment personalities, or online groups and message boards. Social media can be a powerful,
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 This is a step-by-step way to become more assertive. L – Look at your needs, wants, rights, and feelings about the situation. A – Arrange a meeting that is convenient for you and the other person to talk. D – Define the problem clearly to the other person. D – Describe
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 2 This game is perfect for when you are making a salad, looking for pizza toppings, filling an omelet, or scoping out a buffet for healthy choices. Involve kids by having them identify different shapes, colors, textures, tastes, and experiences with their food. Game Rules 1. Write down the options on pieces
Healthylife® Weigh Part 7 Farmers Markets are available year-round in many parts of the country. Some markets go beyond produce to offer meats, cheeses, bread, nuts, seeds, high quality chocolates, and homemade sweets. This may be a good time to treat yourself while helping your local economy! *Get to Know Your Growers.Learn more about how
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 7 The term “dietary supplement” can be used for anything that you take orally to enhance your usual food intake. Dietary supplements include vitamins, minerals, amino acids, protein powders, and herbal products. Supplements do not have to be approved by the FDA. Reasons to Take a Supplement: * Females who are pregnant
