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12 Weeks to Weight Loss - Day 26
Day 26

By Paige Waehner, About.com

Updated December 01, 2008

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Cardio Focus: Light Cardio

Last week you added a new cardio day to your weekly routine. Continue with your choice of activity, but add 5 minutes to your workout time.

Strength and Flexibility Focus: Stretching

Stretching Workout

Nutrition Focus: Choosing the Right Diet

Whew--is your brain spinning? If you've filled your head with knowledge, now is the time to figure out which direction to go in. This article will provide some basic steps to help you choose a healthy diet for you. It starts with knowing yourself, so spend some time looking at your past attempts at diets and where you went wrong. If a diet is too restrictive, you won't follow it so choose something you can live with forever.

Motivation

Today, I want you to shift your focus a bit. Instead of hurrying through your meals, take some time today to really focus on eating. Just one time today, sit down with your meal (no TV!) and take your time--chew each bite at least 15 times and put your fork down between bites. Really enjoy each bite...enjoy slowing down and paying attention to what's going into your body instead of shoveling it down as quickly as you can. This may be a real challenge for you, but you may be surprised at how much better you feel after taking your time.


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