It's easy to rack up a big health and fitness to-do list. Maybe yours looks something like this: 1.) get back into yoga, 2.) stop eating unhealthy snacks, 3.) lose the evening chocolate habit, 4.) start jogging, 5.) make progress on reducing BMI ... yada, yada. It can seem daunting, can't it? One health expert weighs in on two easy--and really effective--things you can do right now ...
Brian Wansink, a food psychologist at Cornell and the author of the book Mindless Eating (which will tell you quite a bit about what drives our cravings and propensity to overeat), says his top recommendations for trimming down and getting healthy boil down to the following:
Use small plates. It sounds simple, and maybe even too simple, but according to Wansink's research, small plates can really help you reduce portion sizes and resist overeating.
Walk at least 30 minutes a day. Again, it sounds simple, but if you can squeeze in a quick lunch-break walk with a pal, do it, he says. "... I know that making a small consistent change can have a bit ripple effect," he explains. "There's a power to small changes."
What things are on your health and fitness to-do list right now?
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