This is general information only and should not replace advice or instructions given to you by your physician.

1. Make realistic changes that you can live with long-term.
   Positive Change: instead of giving up all sugar, limit yourself to one sweet treat per week and really enjoy it.
2. Keep a food diary
   Positive Change: Try writing down everything you eat for at least 4 days. This will help make you more conscious of your eating habits and the quantities you are consuming.
3. Count calories in beverages. Many times we forget that the beverages we drink can have just as many calories, or sometimes more, than the food we eat.
   Positive Change: Drink more water or non-caloric beverages. Limit alcoholic beverages. Keep Dannon water or Le Nature water handy when you are in your car or at your desk.
4. Get moving!
   Positive Change: Get at least 20 minutes of exercise every day.
5. Set weight loss goals and reward yourself when you achieve them.
   Positive Change: Instead of rewarding yourself with food, give your self a treat of a massage, manicure, a magazine, a CD...something you would consider a bit of a splurge.
6. Add calcium to your diet. Research indicates that calcium in lowfat dairy products may help promote the loss of body fat.
   Positive Change: Eat or drink at least 3 sources of low-fat dairy products each day like Laura Lynn Skim Delux Milk and Stonyfield Farm low-fat or fat-free yogurt.

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