Saturday, March 8, 2008

Having A Well Fueled Body... Meet the Good Health Guidelines!

We all know we can play the game of eating any type of food we want and as long as we keep the points value within our daily range we should be "safe", right? WRONG! Think of it this way....
if we filled the gas tank on our car with soda pop the tank would be full; however the car will not run properly. In fact, it probably won't run at all. Our bodies are the most amazing machines on earth and we expect them to run at full volume even though we fill them with crappy, empty fuel. With that said, Meet the Good Health Guidelines!

  1. East at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
  2. Choose whole-grain foods whenever possible.
  3. Include 2-3 servings of milk products each day.
  4. Drink at least 6 glasses of water each day.
  5. Have some healthy oil each day.
  6. Make sure you get enough protein.
  7. Limit added sugar and alcohol.
  8. Take a multi-vitamin-mineral supplement each day.
Now this is good stuff people! If you focus on the above items daily your body will feel fuller, more satisfied and will have more energy. It is sooooooooo worth it and I cannot emphasize it enough. I encourage you to do it faithfully for the next 3 weeks (21 days forms a habit) and let me know two things: first how you feel and second if it helped you lose weight.

Enjoy and have a great day!
Patti



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