Doing the Do’s—Three Fit Tips You Can Implement Today!

Find the special hard-back edition of “Love & Care for the One and Only You” at your local Sam’s Club.

Can you believe 2018 is almost here? As soon as we finish that last piece of pie (or persimmon pudding), we’ll be looking for ways to drop a few extra pounds. Here are three fit tips from the special hard-cover edition of my book Love & Care for the One and Only You. Since this edition is only available at Sam’s Club, I thought I’d share this info with you today to help you get a head start on your New Year’s resolutions!

It seems there are so many “don’ts” when you’re trying to eat healthy and get fit, but if you concentrate on the do’s, the don’ts tend to take care of themselves. So, here are three “do’s” you can “do” today!

1 – Start drinking more water!

Water is so good for you for so many reasons. Extra water intake helps you eat less; helps boost your metabolism; helps dissolve fats; and helps flush toxins out of your body just to name a few benefits.

If you don’t like the taste of water, add slices of lime or lemon to “jazz it up.” Or, you can even add cucumber slices or mint leaves for different flavors.  Experiment with different fruit in your water and have fun! Also, so that you can keep better track of how much water you’re drinking in a day, use one of those “timed water bottles.” I have one, and I love it!

*So how much water should you be drinking? Well, “the standard answer” for how much water you should drink each day has always been 64 ounces; however, a different calculation has emerged over the past few years. Some fitness enthusiasts believe it’s better to take your body weight and divide it in half and drink that many ounces of water a day. So, if you weigh 150 pounds that would mean you should be drinking 75 ounces of water daily. Bottom line, if you drink at least 64 ounces of water each day, you’ll be doing a huge “do” on the path to a healthier you.

2 – Increase your calcium intake!

The USDA reports that 78 percent of all adult women and 56 percent of adult men do not get enough calcium from their daily food intake. So, just why is calcium so important? Calcium improves bone health; reduces high blood pressure; may help control the growth of cancer cells in the colon; aids in tooth and bone formation; and helps you achieve weight-loss goals and maintain those losses, to name a few.

*So how much calcium is recommended daily. Well, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Osteoporosis Foundation recommend daily calcium intakes of 1000-1200 mg/day for adult men and women. So, make sure you get enough calcium each day. If you’re not a milk drinker, consider adding supplements to your diet.

3 – If you bite it, then write it! 

You know what I’ve discovered? Most of us don’t have very good memories—especially when it comes to our daily food intake. Therefore, if you are trying to lose a few pounds, or if you’re simply trying to limit the junk food in your life and replace it with healthy food, write down every single bite you take throughout the day as well as the time you eat it. Not only will it make you more aware of what you’re eating, but also it will help you recognize what times of day you crave carbs, etc.

*If you’re a bit more techie than old school, ditch the journal and use your smartphone to track your food intake. I like MyFitnessPal. Apparently, so do many others. In fact, there are more than 80 million users of this app at the time of this writing. MyFitnessPal makes it easy to track your meals and snacks, either by searching for them or even scanning product barcodes. Plus, this amazing app also acts as an exercise tracker: it’ll calculate calories burned from activities—everything from jogging to household chores! Lastly, MyFitnessPal is also compatible with several of those popular fitness bands, including the one I own—Fitbit.

So, do the do’s today! You’ll discover that little changes produce big results!

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I’d love to hear from you! Do you have some “Do’s” that help you stay on track?