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Welcome to all of our new subscribers, I'm glad you're here. To all of our old subscribers I'm glad you're here too!

Hope everyone's week is going well. I know everyone has so much to do this time of year and there are so many opportunities to make bad choices. Just make an effort to not totally focus on the food.  Do other activities or exercise more to make up for the extra calories. 

Shopping is probably one activity that you are doing a lot of. Remember to take every opportunity to get in some exercise. Park far away from the entrance, walk the entire mall, and walk it briskly. Every little bit helps.

When you're shopping don't forget to buy yourself something. You're important too! Here are some nice gifts ideas for anyone wanting to stay fit:

• The FIRM® Body Sculpting System

• Winsor Pilates

• Yoga Get Started Kit

• Healthy Gifts on sale!

Until next week...stay on your plan and stay healthy!

Pat

Easy Tip Of The Week:

Calorie-dense foods like cookies and ice cream are high in fat and sugar and do not satisfy hunger per calorie as well as "bulk" foods. Bulk foods like grains, fresh fruit and vegetables contain fiber and make you feel full longer than foods high in fat or sugar.

For example, a 3 ounce serving of raw carrots contains only 33 calories, 5 ounces of bell peppers 35 calories and 2 ounces of salsa dip (30 calories). By contrast a small snack like a couple of crackers and cheese has roughly 300 calories and contains virtually no fiber.

A healthy balanced diet - combined with regular physical activity - is still the best diet-plan for weight loss and long-term weight control.

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Exercise

An increase in physical activity is an important part of your weight management program. Physical activity improves your muscle to fat ratio - thus raising metabolism for easier weight management - and boosts your motivation to maintain the weight you lose.

Start exercising slowly, and gradually increase the intensity. Trying too hard at first can lead to injury.

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Quote

"Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want."

By: Hannah Whitall Smith
 

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Recipe

Place a row of graham crackers along the bottom of a cake pan.
Prepare pudding as directed and cover first layer of crackers with pudding. Place another row of crackers on top of the pudding...etc.
Spread cool whip across the top and refrigerate for several hours.
 

• Makes 12 servings
   

I welcome your feedback or questions for this newsletter.  Please send me an email at pat@easyweightlosstips.com.  Thank you.

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