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Start the New Year off right!

 

Did you start the New Year with a diet of resolution and already fall off the wagon? A healthy lifestyle takes time to develop and is a process. Where are you in this process? If you are backsliding, perhaps you took on too high of a goal. Goals should be measurable, realistic and achievable.

 

Some clients of mine often have a personal long-term goal of losing weight and improved health. If we focused on the long-term goal it would be hard to see successes along the way and may seem too far reaching of a goal. This is why I use short-term goals when working with clients. Since we know eating more fiber can help a person's health, decrease their risk for cancer, lower their cholesterol and help them feel fuller, a short-term goal could be...I will add one high fiber food item to my day 5 out of 7 days of the week. This is a realistic goal, because it gives a couple days that life may get in the way and make it difficult to achieve the goal. Making a drastic change from 5 grams of fiber to 25 grams of fiber may be overwhelming, but adding one high fiber food item is usually a more doable goal.

 

Did you make your goal or New Year's resolution reasonable, realistic and achievable? A registered dietitian can assist you along the way with ideas, accountability, tips, tools and offer a realistic approach. Many people have flex spending accounts and this money is set aside for expenses such as a registered dietitian. Call or email to schedule your next appointment.