Likewise, losing weight,or maintaining a healthy weight, is easier for some than others-in spite of their commitment to healthful eating and physical activity. That, too, helps make each of us unique.
Regardless of your size and shape, you can choose a healthful lifestyle-and so life afuller, more productive life and reduce your risk for health problems:
- Assess your own health habits. Make choices for good health with yourself in mind.
- Be active-no matter what your body size. Start by doing what you can do, anything that gets you moving, even for a few minutes for starters.
- Eat for health with a sensible approach.
- Monitor your "numbers" ( blood cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar levels ) keep them within a healthy range.
- Make yaour goal your personal healthy weight, not some unattainable goal!
