[SIZE=+4][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Jan 20-26, 2008[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=+4][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]How to Celebrate Healthy Weight Week[/FONT][/SIZE]
for your own Healthy Lifestyle habits
[SIZE=+4][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]How to Celebrate Healthy Weight Week[/FONT][/SIZE]
for your own Healthy Lifestyle habits
- Live actively. Each day of Healthy Weight Week be a little more physically active than usual. Focus on the pleasure of movement and the benefits in renewed energy, fun, social interaction, stress relief and health (not calories burned). Don't overdo it. Find an easy level with activities you enjoy -- and think about keeping it up all year.
- Eat normally. Free yourself from diets. Resolve to stop diet- and weight-obsessed thinking. Eat 3 meals each day during Healthy Weight Week, with 1 or 2 snacks to satisfy hunger. Respond to your body's internal signals of hunger and fullness. Notice how much better you feel!
- Eat nutritiously. Choose balance, variety, moderation. Balanced eating of all 5 food groups ensures getting the many nutrients you need (breads and grains, fruits, vegetables, meat and alternates, milk and dairy). Enjoy variety from each food group. Eat moderately to avoid extremes. With sound nutrition you'll have a new zest for living, more creativity, brain power, energy, better health, and a strengthened immune system.
- Feel good about yourself. Nurture yourself. Take time to appreciate and respect your unique self, your talents, interests and experience. Work on body image issues -- you're okay just as you are. Use positive self-talk, affirmations, and visualizations. Get comfortable with the real you.
- Relieve stress. Take 10 minutes each day for a relaxation technique. Or just empty your mind and let your body go limp. Get in the habit of taking a 30-second relaxation break occasionally. Be sure to have some fun in your day -- get playful, laugh out loud. If you don't have a friend handy, how about a pet?
- Feel good about others. Respect and accept people as they are. Appreciate diversity and each person's special qualities. Avoid comparing yourself.
- Strengthen social support. Maintain positive, supportive relationships with family and friends. Build pleasant social networks wherever you spend your day. Volunteering is a great way to feel needed and get involved.
