CHOOSE UP

Something that everyone can do daily is "choose up."  What does choose up mean?  It means always looking for a healthier option.  You don't have to be perfect, but look at what you would normally choose and try to choose one step closer to healthy.

Some examples of choosing up are:

• Riding your bike instead of driving to the store
• Drinking water instead of juice or soda
• Making turkey burgers on whole wheat buns instead of grabbing a burger
• Eating fruit instead of desert to satisfy a sweet craving
• Buying food with whole, real ingredients instead of crap
• Going to the gym instead of watching TV
• Giving up a spa day  to pay for an appointment with a personal trainer or nutrition coach 
• Sweet potato fries instead of french fries
• Eating half of the brownie 
• Buying whole wheat bread
• Eating fish instead of steak
• Eating real oatmeal instead of boxed cereal
• Gelato instead of ice cream
• Buying real peanut butter instead of Jif

Okay, you get the idea.  I realize that there are times when choosing up may be the chicken burger with fries instead of the bacon burger with fries.  You still need to give yourself credit for choosing up. 

A million small choices will make a huge impact on your life and on your health.