Back to Basics

[writer_lynn]

So I've found that when I look at fitness blogs and people talking about it on Facebook, there is this lack of basics. How do you start getting healthy from square zero? Well there are some basics that are essential in developing long-term changes and habits. These are rarely discussed, and yet I find that anytime I'm ready to do this or find

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[writer_lynn]

Another thing that I do for myself is to make my food look pretty. Seems silly right? I spend the extra few moments to cut up my fruit, or take the time when I'm picking out food to think about colorfulness of the meal. I sometimes use good china to eat lunch. We set the table for dinner almost every night. I am so much happier eating something that looks good.

A comment about my lunch today for instance, "Enjoy your lunch, it looks cute." I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup with a napkin and spoon. Set next to it was 10 crackers and a cut up apple.

I think we, as humans, enjoy ritual.

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[pandora314]

I have also found that treating meat as a condiment is a very effective approach to gradually eliminating meat, or at least limiting it