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How are you doing, “resolutionaries?” 19 tips to get you back on track!

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How are those New Year’s resolutions coming along?! Here is a reminder of tips to keep you on the wagon:

Tip #1: Review your week’s schedule

Tip #2: Take a multivitamin every day

Tip #3: Record everything you eat for a week – cellphone camera makes it easy

Tip #4: Be active at work – standing desk; walking meetings; take the stairs

Tip #5: Measure and record

Tip #6: Eat breakfast everyday

Tip #7: Join a program if you can

Tip #8: Triple vegetable intake, but beware the salad bar

Tip #9: Use spices and herbs, not fat/sugar/salt to add taste

Tip #10: Even 30 min/wk of leisure time exercise reduces heart attack risk

Tip #11: Wear a belt

Tip #12: Drink water, not soda. Eat fruit but don’t drink juice

Tip #13: Cook in advance; travel with food

Tip #14: Find non-food stress relief/release. Music works for me

Tip #15: Explain your goals to people; don’t be ashamed

Tip #16: Eat before grocery shopping; shop with a list; shop the store periphery

Tip #17: See your doctor – the reasons will surprise you

Tip #18 – Keep a gratitude list

Tip #19: Get more sleep!

Dr John Ellis MD

Board-certified anesthesiologist, with expertise in cardiovascular anesthesia and the implications of obesity and sleep apnea in anesthesia. See vascularanesthesia.com for professional information. Dr. Ellis has used the strategies in here to: (1) lose 120 lbs over 18 months, (2) stop all antihypertensive medicines, and (3) no longer need CPAP treatment for sleep apnea.

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