Fit By Jan

Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

"Hold the Whip" saves you about 150 calories.

How to Pack a Healthier Lunch - Health Studies on Lunch - Oprah.com Attention, brown baggers: Researchers at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab have extensively studied our lunching habits. Their tips on prepping a better midday meal.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Try to be totally consistent with your diet and exercise for 8 weeks! You will be amazed at what you will see! (Or what you WON'T see anymore!)

Don't let excuses dictate your health and well being.

It really IS a no-brainer. Too bad the funding has gone away from having PE in schools. We will just pay for it in a generation with health care costs.

Physical activity and school performance: A closer look Physical education may be disappearing from some schools, but a study finds that kids who engage in sports or physical activity may do better academically.

The top three factors that determine whether or not you will stick to your exercise routine include having support, finding a workout that you like and knowing what you're doing. Happy New Year! Thought this one needed a reprint right about now.

Did you know that it only takes a deficit of 500 calories a day to lose a pound a week? (that’s like 2 soda’s or 2 candy bars or 2 Grande NonFat Mochas from Starbucks–surely you can do without those right?!)

If you have a young soccer player (or any other sport), this is an important article. Kids need to do some kind of age appropriate strength training program to decrease their chances of knee blow outs and other injuries. If you need a program for YOUR young athlete...let me know.

http://www.king5.com/health/childrens-healthlink/Alarming-rise-in-young-athletes-knee-injuries-13384

If it is IMPORTANT to you, you will find a way to do it. If not, you will find an EXCUSE.

“Those who think they have no time for healthy eating, will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~ Edward Stanley

The KEY to weight loss success is PLANNING. Plan your meals ahead of time, have healthy snacks readily available and plan your grocery shopping wisely. If you don't have ice cream, chips and cookies in your house, you have a better chance of not eating them.