7 Keys to healthy living

ACHIEVING A HEALTHY, ATTRACTIVE WEIGHT IS POSSIBLE

1. Decision/Commitment/Plan

• Decide to lose weight.
• Commit to losing it, whatever it takes.
• Plan a way to lose it; you need a map to get where you want to go.
  

2. Lifestyle, Not Diet

• A diet has a beginning and an end, which is why most people gain weight back.
• Change to your lifestyle is permanent.

3. Spirituality

• Strength and self-control come from God.
• Willpower alone is often not enough.
• Forgive people.

4. Stress Management

• Rest and quiet time.
• Play.
• Clean diet; avoid nutrient deficiencies.
• Physical fitness.
• Reduce or eliminate negatives where possible.
  

5. Regular Exercise

• Relieve stress.
• Increase sense of well-being.
• Increase metabolism.
• Burn fat and calories.
• Tone muscles; improve shape.
• Clean blood of toxins.
• Improve sleep.
  

6. Expend More Energy (burn more calories) Than Is Being Taken In (eaten)

• Reduce consumption of calories, fat, sugar, and salt.
• Increase activity to burn more energy.
  

7. Good Nutrition

• Healthy bodies function better.
• Prevent sickness and disease.
• Feel great, have high levels of energy.
• Wise food choices do not make fat bodies.