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Healthylife® Weigh Part 1 Getting ready to make a change is important. The next part will continue this process and guide you in taking steps toward a healthier you. Follow along with the activities at your own pace. They are designed to help you move forward. Answer the following questions to finish Part 1: * […]
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 1 Welcome to a fresh start. Yes, that’s now! Perhaps you have tried to lose weight before, to varying degrees of success. Perhaps this is the first time you have tried to manage your weight. Maybe you aren’t even sure if you want to change yet. During Part 1 of HealthyLife® Weigh,
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 2 This section covered a lot of nutrition information. Don’t worry if you aren’t ready to use all of it right away. The next section will help you form a plan and put this information into action. For now, choose one or two simple steps. Strategy * I will eat the vegetables
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 2 In this section, you will learn about the food groups that make up a healthy diet. Understanding the parts of a healthy diet can help you make nutritious choices for your meals and snacks. You don’t need to count calories or grams of nutrients to eat a balanced meal. In Part
Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 This section covered a lot of tips for planning healthy eating. It also covered how to make healthy choices in different environments. Answer the following: * Name a new idea from this section that you have recently tried or are planning to try soon. * What do you like about this
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 3 You have learned how to make healthy choices within each food group. Now it’s time to form your personal plan of action. This section will help you: * Strengthen your reasons for managing your weight. * Plan your snacks and meals for a day. * Design a week-long meal plan and
Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 This section looked at ways to create a helpful physical, social, and mental environment. Designing helpful environments can make it easier to change behaviors. Answer these questions: * What changes have you made to your physical environment (e.g., pantry, kitchen countertops, plate size)? How have these changes helped you make healthier
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Healthylife® Weigh Part 5 Emotional Health Exercise releases endorphins and increases levels of serotonin and dopamine in the brain. These brain chemicals help create feelings of happiness and euphoria. You may start to feel these benefits after just a few minutes of moderate exercise. This leads to a quick happiness buzz and an overall mood
Healthylife® Weigh Part 4 This section begins with a closer look at changing habits. Many of your actions each day-if not most of them-are controlled by habits. In times of stress or other times when your goals are not a top priority, you are likely to go back to old habits. Thus, establishing healthy habits
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Healthylife® Weigh Menus & Recipes The nutrition guidelines in HealthyLife® Weigh and this menu planning guide are based on USDA’s MyPlate and the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. MyPlate helps to identify how much food makes up a healthy and balanced meal by showing how different food groups take up space on a plate: *
