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New is the year, new are the hopes and aspirations and new are the resolutions!

Its that time of year again where you can wipe the slate clean and begin again.

I wish everyone a new year of Health and Abundance.

Being Healthier, losing weight and doing more exercise  seem to be at the top of the list of the most common New Years resolutions. How many times have you made and broken new year’s resolutions to be healthier, lose weight or do more exercise? There are many reasons that

resolutions especially those dealing with changing your lifestyle don’t work including time, motivation and being overwhelmed with too many options and too much information on the right way to do things that can get in the way.

The key is to become clear on the things that are truly important in your life. Then make a list of what you want to improve upon and devise a strategy to achieve them. Make them realistic and gradually move towards achieving them. Lasting change is achieved with consistency and over time. Make sure your goals are measurable and empowering.

Instead of saying, “I need to lose weight”, you can replaced those words with, “I am making healthier choices about the foods that I eat” Be specific about the foods you are going to give up or replace them with some healthier options to adjust towards it in a smoother transition.  All the little things do add up. Being healthy means making smarter choices. Even if you just adopt one or two changes you can be sure you are moving in the right direction. Some ideas to help you with replacing bad choices are listed below:

 

Replace the Following:	With:
Conventionally grown produce	Organically or locally grown produce, head out to a farmers market in your area for the freshest produce
White grains	Whole grains
Dairy butter	Coconut butter
Milk	Nut mylks, coconut mylk
Cheese	Fermented nut cheeses
White processed sugar	Coconut sugar, dates, stevia, agave
Red Meat, poultry, pork, fish	Replace animal proteins with plant proteins such as hemp, spirulina,  dark leafy greens
Coffee, tea	Coffee alternatives such as Dandelion tea or Teecino, herbal beverages
Iodized white table salt	Natural sea salt such as celtic salt
Processed foods	Make your own healthy snacks

I will also be running some workshops in Sydney which may be inspiring: Salad beyond the greens and also 
Summer living food essentials with guest speaker Dr Marilyn Golden speaking about weightloss

Happy New Year and dont forget that consistency is the key to achieving your goals.