Pack a Lunch
Sometimes little changes can go a long way. To save money at cut calories consider brown bagging your lunch to work instead of buying food. Try it a couple of times a week if not every day.
Tea with Lemon
When I was a little girl my grandpa used to make me tea with honey, lemon juice, and a little whiskey whenever I was sick. He wouldn’t make me a whole cup, just about five sips worth. Now, it turns out tea and citrus is a good combo.
Apparently, drinking green tea with a little lemon helps your body get more of the antioxidants from the lemon. So next time you’re having tea, squeeze a little lemon in.
Calorie Restriction
Most people diet in order to lose weight. We all want to be skinny. But there are better reasons to watch what we eat. Our health is more important than being skinny. And living longer is also a better option. Science keeps proving that calorie restriction (with adequate nutrition) increases lifespan.
A recent 20-year study of rhesus monkeys revealed that after 20 years of moderate calorie restriction 80% of the monkeys in the test group (restricted calories) were still alive while only 50% of the control group (no calorie restriction) were still alive. T
That doesn’t definitely mean the same is true for humans, but I’d like that extra 30% chance at life, myself.
Willpower
New research has shown that willpower is just like a muscle. You have to train it to strengthen it and it can be overworked and exhausted. That means that by the end of the day it’s harder to have willpower since activities during the day have depleted it’s stamina. It’s not just about food choices and fitness. We use willpower to get up in the morning, not gossip at the office, and not speed in the car.
Try and help your willpower succeed. Use these two tips:
1) Get a good night’s sleep
2) Plan and make dinner in advance so that you don’t have to use your willpower later in the day. Having everything already prepared will mean you don’t have to make a decision to eat out or cook something easier and less healthy.
Ice Cream for Fruit
Wouldn’t it be nice if kids got as excited about a fruit truck as they did about an an ice cream truck. Can you picture a truck painted with colorful, exotic fruits that strolls neighborhoods playing fun music? Imagine kids dropping their jump ropes and video game remotes to go out and run to catch the fruit truck before it turns down another street.
Maybe all this week fruit can be the dessert of choice.