Spring is just around the corner and many of us are anticipating spending time this summer on the beach with family and friends. This means that it is probably time to dig out last year’s swimsuit and find out just where you really are weight wise. You want to be ready for all of those great summer parties and activities.

I personally find that early spring is a perfect time for a spiritual and physical detox as I tend to get a little sluggish and out of sync after all the heavy foods of the winter holidays. It is much too easy to fall into poor eating habits during the holidays and after. By doing your detox prepatory to beginning a new fitness and healthier eating program you will cleanse and nourish your body from the inside out by removing and eliminating toxins. Essentially, a detox cleans the blood by removing impurities from the blood in the liver where toxins are processed for elmination.  You will also eliminate toxins through the kidneys, intestines, lungs, lymph and skin.  Imagine how good you feel after all of these toxins have been removed from your body!

Once you have successfully cleaned out your system and raised your energy levels, you will find that it is much easier to make your food choices more carefully and consciously. You will not want to re-visit that sluggish, tired-all-the-time feeling. 

Fitness Magazine recently conducted a study that indicates slim woman consumed their meals more slowly than their overweight counterparts and use the following 3 tricks (they have turned into habits) to stay slim and healthy while eating in restaurants or at parties.

• Scout it out before you dig in. Take a leisurely trip around the buffet table before you decide what you really want to eat. It is too easy to simply get in line and put a little of this and a little of that on your plate. By scouting it out, you will know exactly what you want and what is best for your body.
• Use a salad plate. Research shows that people take 22% less food when they use smaller dishes.
• Sit as far away as possible from the food. We tend to eat with our eyes first. If you don’t see it, you are unlikely to have to have it. If you are not looking at the dessert section of the buffet/barbeque/picnic you will have time to enjoy and savor the food that you already have on your plate and recognize when you are replete.

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