The dietary tips below arrived in my mailbox this morning from The Whole Life Challenge organization. This list gives us an excellent, simple, common sense approach to eating well.

"Diets" can't be about a quick fix, they will fail. Ask me how I know. A "diet" has to be a shift in your midset and ultimately a lifestyle change and a committment to your healthy self. 

Eating well, eating clean are the new buzz words for making healthier food choices which is all the rage. And it's about time. If you're interested you can read about what I did back in May, when I took the Whole Life Challenge. 

(The following is an excerpt taken from an email I received from WLC 8-5-16)

Here’s all the nutrition advice you’ll ever need:

• Eat vegetables. Lots of them.
• Eat meat in portions about the size of...

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Two weeks ago I took on this 8 week Whole Life Challenge. One of the requirements is that I drink 45 oz. of water per day. Water. Not tea. Not coffee. Not juice, or soda or any other water-containing beverage, just water. Plain old water. That sounds like it should be so easy, right?, but it isn't.

I have to record how much water I drink every day on the WLC website and I was finding that I can't remember. I'd loose track. Most days, at around 8pm I'd find myself wondering if I even drank any water at all? So I'd start hustling to guzzle 3 or 4 glasses so I could make my mark and then be up during the night, peeing.

Water is boring and not something that I look forward to. Water became a burden; not...

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Starting this Saturday, May 7th, I am taking The Whole Life Challenge.  WLC is an online "game" in which the players are asked to look at 7 habits and make healthier choices everyday. I was invited to join a team headed up by a highly motivated person who inspires me and I think the accountability piece of being part of that team will be just the thing I need to take a final step in changing a couple of my bad habits.

You can take The Whole Challenge, too, and join individually or form your own team. Everyone plays along online.

(The following information about how the game is played is copied from the WLC website)

Embrace new habits: For 56 days, make conscious choices around the Whole Life Challenge 7 Daily Habits. Raising your awareness and being consistent, even...

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