Weight loss
These do not work for long-term weight loss.
What are diets?
These come in different colors such as green, red, and orange
What are fruits and vegetables?
The recommended amount of moderate physical activity each week.
What is 150 minutes?
Doing this increases endorphins that are released by your brain, enhances your intake of air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and also involves a good joke
What is laughing?
This model for healthy eating replaced the food pyramid.
What is the Healthy Plate?
One half to two pounds per week.
What is the recommended rate of weight loss?
This can help you keep track of what you eat each day.
What is a food journal or tracking app?
This physical activity involves every major muscle group and water.
What is swimming?
Doing this deeply 10 times can help lower stress levels
What is breathing?
Doing this all day can increase your risk for health problems.
What is sitting?
Eating this every day helps avoid overeating throughout the day
What is breakfast?
This tool can help you decide how hungry you are.
What is the hunger scale?
Doing this after exercise can help reduce sore muscles
What is stretching?
Doing this for 7-8 hours at night helps us feel less crabby in the morning
What is sleep?
These prevent healthy behaviors, and can be tangible or mental.
What are barriers?
Eating foods high in this will help you lose weight by making you feel full longer
What is fiber?
These are the main food groups.
What are protein, fat and carbohydrate?
Doing this outside helps reduce stress and improve health.
What is walking?
We sometimes do this when we are feeling angry, lonely, tired or bored.
What is emotional eating?
This comes from deep within ourselves, and will help us make lasting change.
What is internal motivation?
Swapping this sugary liquid for a glass of water will save about 140 calories
What is soda?
Doing this at the store will help you make healthier food choices
What is reading food labels?
During this type of activity, you cannot talk or sing.
What is vigorous exercise?
These thoughts are usually negative and exaggerated.
What are thinking distortions?
Paying attention to what we eat, our hunger level and how food affects our body
What is Mindful Eating?