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Mar

Motivational Tip — Don’t Decide Not To

dumbbell Motivational Tip Dont Decide Not To I was talking with a friend the other day about being sore after a workout. My triceps didn’t like all that weightlifting.

My friend told me how she used to work out a lot. She used to be in such great shape. Now, she doesn’t bother. Too busy with work, kids, and everything else. She said that she had just decided one day not to bother with it anymore.

How sad, I thought. Sure it wasn’t fun being sore that day, but I liked having sculpted arms. The pain was a small price. As we get older, perhaps we start to see life as a finite commodity. Maybe we look at things realistically and realize that we won’t run a marathon or we won’t win the lottery. We start to allocate our time more wisely.

While that may be so, I decided something myself that day. I wasn’t going to throw in the towel and not work out. I plan on working out as long as I am able.
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Mar

Weekly Goal — Track Your Success

Chris

I’ve discussed before the importance of treating yourself once. Those special treats are also a good way to reach your goals.

I print up a monthly calendar that I keep posted near my desk. Every day that I walk or workout, I highlight a line on the day for each workout that I’ve done. Once I’ve reached a pre-determined number, it’s time for a treat. I call them treat dollars.

With treat dollars, I can buy myself a new pair of pants or get a manicure. It certainly takes the pain out of working out.

Weekly Goal:
Track your success and reward yourself

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Mar

Eating Healthy

Chris

While on the path to a healthy lifestyle, one thing you must do is consider the safety of what you’re eating.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, upwards of 25% of Americans will suffer from a food borne illness. While safety standards are much higher today resulting in fewer hospitalizations and deaths, consumers must do their part to ensure the food that they eat is safe.

I stumbled upon a website that will help you do just that. StillTasty provides information about the shelf life of common foods. Is that chicken you bought last week still good? How about that opened carton of grapefruit juice. StillTasty has the answers.

The site is attractively laid out, with mouth-watering pictures sure to make you hungry if you’re weren’t before you visited. Navigation is easy and intuitive. The site also has a question and answer section to address those burning questions like do you have to rinse raw chicken before you cook it? Information like this makes eating healthy a lot easier. By the way, don’t rinse that chicken. The United States Department of Agriculture suggests you don’t. An informative site worthy of a bookmark.

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