Healthy tidbits to live by: part 1

Whether it's winter, summer, spring or fall, there is always something you can do to make your routine a bit better than the day before.

Let's start with a couple of ideas:

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1. Make exercise part of your daily routine.
• Morning, noon or night, whatever works best for you, get that workout in. Don't push yourself so hard because then you'll end up doing more harm than good. If it's been a while since you've last worked out, start off easy. Lower the amount of weights you lift, lessen the amount of time you do cardio. Gently work up to it. When you start feeling like your workout is getting too easy and you can breath regularly without huffing and puffing, it's time to kick it up a notch. 
• Plus, if you're eating healthy and working out, you'll hop back in shape pretty dark quickly.
2. Eating healthy, for your body.
• I don't like saying "diet," because most think that it's eating less, but that isn't always the case. Sometimes it's just changing the way you eat. Cut out sugars, soda and fast food.  Eating sometimes can feel like a science, especially when you start reading what is actually in the foods you consume. 
• Don't freak, it's easy to do that, just take it easy. Don't beat yourself up if you slip up and have a cupcake or two, just accept it and move on. Add 10 more minutes on to your next days workout if it'll help ease your mind.

Attention! DON'T DIET!

Yes, please and thank you. Here's a tip of the day to boost your metabolism.

I'd love to boost my metabolism, get that fat burning and get fit fast! Right?

DON'T DIET *gasp* don't diet?!

• Well yes, not eating will help you lost weight, but you'll lose everything else too! Muscle, weight, and strength. You'll be unbelievably weak. That isn't a fun place to be in. and plus, your body isn't going to look or feel healthy. AND, you get visceral fat . or the dreaded... *drum roll please* ABDOMINAL FAT! yuck. 
• Don't take the literal meaning for diet  = not eating. Moderation, it's all about moderation...not moderation of fast food now, moderation of healthy, organic, vegetables, proteins etc.