5 Tips to Help You Stick with a Healthy Lifestyle

By Chalene Johnson
So you've decided you want to live a healthy lifestyle. Fantastic! Now the key is to commit to it.

Here are 5 tips to help you stay on track:
1. Portion sizes for high-calorie food should be small. Portion size for vegetables should be large.

2. Distract yourself when you have a very strong craving. Cravings will disappear after a few minutes if you walk away and turn your attention elsewhere. Do something positive to distract yourself.

3. When you really crave something unhealthy, finish this phrase: "What do I want more?" For example, that piece of chocolate cake or a body I feel proud of? On rare occasions, it's okay to pick the chocolate cake!

4. We are works in progress. No one eats perfectly every day, so don't allow one bad choice to result in bingeing the rest of the day or falling back into old habits—and that includes on vacations. Just because you're on vacation doesn't mean that your eating habits are, too! Look forward to all the free time you'll have to exercise or sightsee on your long walks while on your next getaway.

5. As hard as it may seem at times to get into shape, it's often more stressful, depressing, and even potentially life threatening to remain overweight.

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