Start small - make a few healthy choices in your diet and exercise plan! Adopt a few simple habits and enjoy a long and healthy life. Take a few small steps each week and gradually increase your healthy exercise routines. Start burning calories and  building muscle today and watch your dress size  drop. See how much better you feel. Soon, you'll look and feel better.

    Keep a health journal and record your daily workouts and the foods you enjoy. Write down what you did in your  daily exercise routine. Keep track of how you feel before and after those workouts. In practically no time at all you will see an improvement. Keep a journal of your progress for a few months. Watch as your body begins to look and feel better. 

    Are you eating enough vegetables? And complex carbs to help you through those long walks and workouts? Some experts recommend four to six smaller meals each day.  Just about every nutrition expert seems to recommend starting your day with a healthy breakfast. Add some blueberries - or your favorite fruit to your lowfat yogurt. Toss a little wheat germ on top for some added zinc and folic acid. Or enjoy some whole wheat toast and a couple of eggs. Skip the yolks if you get the chance.

    Pack some strawberries and low fat cheese for a healthy snack.  How about  some celery slices with nonfat cream cheese? Or - to save some calories, leave the cream cheese behind.  Those precut, baby carrots are an easy and healthy choice anytime. Enjoy a couple cups of green tea each day - it's packed with healthy antioxidants.  Try a handfull of walnuts to boost your intake of healthy omega-3 fat.  Or some wild caught, cold water salmon.

    Adequate protein. The average woman 25 years of age and older should get 50 grams of protein each day, and the average man 25 years of age and older should get 63 grams of protein each day. Adequate protein is important because it prevents muscle tissue from breaking down and repairs all body tissues such as skin and teeth. To get adequate protein in your diet, make sure you eat 2-3 servings of meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, or nuts every day. These foods are all good sources of protein.

    Eating healthy foods is critical to any healthy lifestyle. It is so easy to give in to the convenience of fast foods. And the results are often less than flattering. Listen to the expert's advice and try to consume several different vegetables every day. An apple a day really can help keep the Doctor away! Enjoy more fruits, berries, and vegetables of various colors. Blueberries and a banana with your favorite low-fat yogurt are sure to boost your healthy level of antioxidants. Oranges and grapes are great, low calorie  additions to any diet.

    Drink six or eight glasses of water each day. Buy a water filter. Drink less soda and more water. Water is great for your body, good for your weight and great for your skin!

    If you want to lose a few pounds, the quickest way to lose weight and keep it off is with exercise and eating healthy foods. Exercise and lose weight fast. Stay active. Try to include some exercise or physical activity in your busy schedule.

    Make some time for yourself. Exercise is great for reducing those unhealthy stress levels we all dread. Be sure you include some time for stretching those muscles before and after each workout.  If you work hard on yourself, life just gets easier and much more enjoyable!

    Make the most of your early morning. Get up a few minutes before the rest of the family if you can. Few pleasures in life can surpass those early morning moments spent in the solitude of a nice cup of your favorite coffee or tea and some time to meditate on the blessings we have to enjoy with each new day! Then make a healthy breakfast for you and your loved ones to enjoy!