CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 53 J U N I O R L E A G U E O F F A Y E T T E V I L L E 2605 Fort Bragg Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 910.323.5509 | www.jlfay.org JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FAYETTEVILLE Women building better communities For more information visit www.jfay.org The Junior League of Fayetteville, a chapter of the Association of Junior Leagues International, is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving our communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Through thousands of volunteer hours each year and together with other local community partners, members of the Junior League of Fayetteville work diligently to meet the needs of our community's children and families. Thank you for supporting the Junior League of Fayetteville! foods to fill your containers with. is diet will simplify how to create healthy options with the foods you like. Does it work? e portion control containers offer the accountability of a nutrition coach by limiting what foods you can have and giving more of what you should have. Following the suggestions of what foods to fill the containers with will be crucial to your success howev- er, the simplicity of this diet makes it easy to follow away and at home. Each of these diet trends, all with a unique twist, describes the same clean eating premise: eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, a lean protein, good fats and limit your intake of carbohy- drates. e common denominator is to consume fewer calories. While un- derstanding that some form of struc- ture to adhere to is important, a diet will only be a short-term fix for a bad long-term track record. As a fitness professional, my toughest challenge is helping people realize that real change comes not with the latest fad diet but from recognizing specific lifestyle hab- its that brought them to where they are now, and taking reasonable and attain- able steps to a healthier way of life. As we embark on hopes for a health- ier existence and promising goals for 2015, let us not make a New Year's resolution, yet again. Instead, commit to a lifestyle resolution. Change the way you think about foods and create a pattern of positive clean eating. Alter your consumption habits by reconfig- uring lifestyle patterns. Go to the gro- cery store instead of the restaurant. Choose fresh, whole foods instead of processed, packaged foods. Revisit your commitment level and free your- self of any excuses you've had in the past. Excuses lead only to self-doubt the biggest contributor to demotiva- tion and eventually failure. is year, vow to stop ordering the newest diet books and pills. Instead, spend your time finding small changes you can start making now to create a lifestyle of healthy habits in your future. CV