| You can start today - right now, even - on a road to | | | | sweetened my tea with artificial sweetener instead of |
| feeling better, looking better, living longer and enjoying a | | | | the cup of sugar I normally used. The final switch I |
| far better quality of life.We're all familiar with the big | | | | made was going from Dr. Pepper to Diet Dr. Pepper. |
| steps:If you smoke, do yourself and those who love | | | | These are the only changes I made to my diet, and I |
| you a huge favor - STOP. It'll be the best, though | | | | quickly lost over 10 pounds. You quickly get |
| possibly the hardest, gift you ever give them.Nix | | | | accustomed to (and even begin to prefer!) the diet |
| unhealthy vices such as drinking, speeding, taking your | | | | drinks and sweetener. I literally can't stand the taste of |
| health and safety for granted, etc.However many | | | | regular pop now, something I was once incredibly |
| fruits and vegetables you consume, double that!Those | | | | addicted to.Begin walking. Start with a trip around your |
| are the "Big Ones", and I don't have to tell you how | | | | neighborhood or a stroll through the park or mall. Heck, |
| important they are, but this article is about the "Little | | | | even start with lapping Wal-Mart, just start and start |
| Ones". They don't have the publicity of the larger | | | | today. Make your walking a priority and don't allow |
| steps, but they're every bit as important.In no particlular | | | | anything to interfere with it. You will soon be so |
| order, here are the small steps I'd love for you to start | | | | hooked on the "walking buzz" that you won't allow |
| taking. Ideally, you'll take each and every step each | | | | yourself to miss a single day. When weather or illness |
| and every day - but realistically, you should just aim at | | | | prevents me from walking for a day, I feel crummy, |
| doing just as many as you can, just as often as you | | | | absolutely crummy!Small changes can yield very big, |
| can. Let's get to it!Limit empty calories. You can't cut | | | | glorious results. My husband once told me that he had |
| them out entirely, but try to ditch as many sodas, | | | | shaved stubborn strokes off of his all-important golf |
| doughnuts, cookies, chips, fries, etc, as you can. Next | | | | game. I asked him if he'd gotten new clubs, new balls, |
| time you go to your favorite fast food restaurant (go | | | | changed his stance or started scoring creatively. He |
| ahead and admit it, I've seen you there!), have a salad | | | | showed me one tiny little maneuver with the positioning |
| in place of the fries and rink tea instead of | | | | of his hands - he said it made all the difference in the |
| pop.Replace eating red meat with chicken or fish at | | | | world. All he did was change his thumb's stance!In |
| every opportunity. The steps will be even bigger if you | | | | closing, here's a website I'd like for you to check out: |
| make sure the chicken or fish is grilled or baked | | | | The Longevity Game. It makes you think - and |
| instead of fried.If you're trying to lose weight, switch to | | | | thinking's usually a good thing.Keep checking Buttermilk |
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| switch to a diet drink. A while back, I began a weight | | | | articles at an alarming pace. Make these changes |
| loss regime. I simply began using the little pink packets | | | | today and you'll be thankful tomorrow! |
| in my morning coffee instead of sugar, and I | | | | |