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Get up and get moving.
Cramped hotel gyms and limited space to pack workout gear are no excuse for staying sedentary. Gina of the Fitnessista started her mornings with some yoga. She didn’t need a fancy yoga studio or even a mat. Instead, she laid down a towel in her hotel room and used a free podcast on her iPod to start her morning off on the right foot. Gina’s yoga practice inspired me to start my morning with this type of movement and focus. Incorporating this type of exercise first thing into my day keeps my weight-loss goals at the top of my mind, which helps me make the best possible choices for myself.

Save your splurge.
When our group of bloggers arrived in California, we were welcomed with a group dinner at BJ’s Brewhouse. BJ’s was the type of restaurant where you could easily overdo it with the hearty American fare and a wonderful selection of BJ’s own beers. Sure, it was a special occasion, but we had plenty of special meals planned over the course of the next few days. So Roni of Roni’s Weigh “saved” her calories for the following night—a dinner at a much fancier restaurant. Instead of ordering a plain old beer at BJ’s, Roni splurged the next night on a special pomegranate martini.
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Stop the fat talk.
During dinner one night on the blogger tour, Healthy Tipping Point’s Caitlin and I posted an Operation Beautiful note on the mirror in the bathroom of the restaurant. We stuck a Post-it with a positive message by the ladies’ room sink, reminding fellow diners that it doesn’t matter what the scale says, so long as you’re healthy. This small act of kindness put me in a wonderful mood for the rest of the evening. It still makes me smile at the thought of someone finding that note.

Shoot for the moon.
This is exactly what Emily of Sugar Plum is doing. Emily is still in her early 20s and hasn’t yet had any formal culinary training, but she’s scored a spot on the Food Network’s Ultimate Recipe Showdown—not once, but twice! Her ambition and determination have inspired me to continue to work hard to achieve my goals—with my weight maintenance, my new job, and more.
http://diet.health.com/2009/10/27/health-bloggers-top-4-tips/

Eating patterns are linked to the development of health problems. The foods that are more likely to lead to health problems are often called ‘junk foods’. Foods that contain lots of fat, salt and sugar are the villains! Also, foods that do not have enough fibre are a problem.

Here’s why:

* Diets high in fat (especially saturated fat) have been linked to increased risk of heart disease – like heart attacks. Part of the reason is that fatty deposits (plaques) can develop inside blood vessels, so not enough blood can get through to your heart, or brain or other important organs. These changes start to happen in many young people, even under the age of 20, although usually heart attacks don’t happen until people get older.
* Salt plays a very important and complicated role in the body. But diets that are high in salt can put you at risk of high blood pressure, which in turn can affect your brain… your eyes… your heart…
* Foods that contain a lot of fat and sugar are high in kilojoules. That is, they provide the body with LOTS of energy. If you are not using energy – ie. not exercising much – then you are likely to put on weight.
* Too much sugar, especially when you don’t brush, contributes to tooth decay!
* Not having enough fibre makes you more likely to suffer from constipation, plus you may be more likely to develop appendicitis and cancer of the colon (bowel).

Modern life is fast! There is a lot to do and not much time. So many people rely on ready-to-eat foods and ‘fast foods’.

Because fat and salt and sugar make foods taste good, ‘fast foods’ tend to have high levels of all of these, to make people buy more. That is OK for once in a while, but not for every day.