Guiding Principles - Use Common Sense

Other then a Personal Wellness class  and maybe a couple of core coaching classes at UNI, I have no formal training when it comes to exercise and nutrition. That being said, I feel that, like most people, I have enough common sense to get by when it comes to diet and exercise.

Here are some examples of what I mean by using common sense:

• Thanks to my education on the food pyramid in grade school (is that even still a thing?) I know that it is good to include vegetables and fruits in my diet. Not only do they provide many vitamins and other good things for me, but they also help to fill me up so I don't eat as much other food. 
• Smaller portion sizes are better then larger portion sizes
• Baking fish and chicken is healthier then frying it
• Nuts, granola, raisins and fruit are healthier snacking options then candy, chips, and chocolate
• Some exercise is better then no exercise

I could list a million of these, and I feel that all of them are straight forward. The idea here is to keep it simple and make the obvious choice. By focusing on small decisions like those listed above, it allows me to do many small things that add up to big results.