Okay, we're back to Two Tiny Changes Tuesday, the day you get some ideas to help inspire you to make tiny changes that will help you reach your healthy weight goals and not trigger your Inner Resistance Monster. The point is to start making changes so small that you don't even notice you're "trying." Over time, small changes can add up to create big results, something we all want.
Today's 5 tiny changes ideas are:
- Drink one paper cup full of water a day. For those who hardly drink any water at all and are struggling to get more H2O, drinking a paper cup of water, even if it is a small cup, is better than nothing. This small cup could lead you to drinking more water each day.
- If you're in the habit of reading while you're on the elliptical or bike, replace one of those days this week with listening to music in your mp3 player. FitSugar has a great tip on this, "Fit Tip: Make it Count."
- This week pick one day and eat one new vegetable that you haven't eaten in the last 3 months (or ever) and have that veggie for either lunch or dinner.
- Take 5 minutes and quickly list 3 small things you'd like to "let go" off this year. You don't have to do anything on the list right now. Just start the process of writing it down. If you're feeling ambitious, include a "To do by [insert date]" for each item on your list. Ideas: give away 2 of the 6 pairs of skinny jeans in your closet, clean out your "junk" drawer, donate books collecting dust on your bookshelf to a non-profit, donate pieces from your "fat" wardrobe to Goodwill.
- Next time you go eat Chinese food, try either passing on the Soy Sauce, using 1/2 the soy sauce your normally use, or ask that your fried rice not be cooked with soy sauce. Cutting down on the soy sauce will help lower salt consumption.
What two tiny changes I made since last time:
- I held my tongue when I wanted to retaliate with something equally petty during an argument with a close friend.
- I ate a green salad two extra days than normal. I got it from the Whole Foods salad bar which is pricey but it was worth the money in convienance.
