Since lunch is an entire 1/3 of the entire day’s food intake for most people, it deserves your time and attention. Challenge yourself to include protein (like lean meat or fish), color (like veggies and fruit), and dairy (like yogurt or low fat cheese) in every lunch to help maintain a balanced diet.
If you are trying to lose weight, focus on having a deficit of 500 calories today. If you do this for 7 days, you will lose a pound since 3500 calories=1 lb.
Make it a goal to control your portion sizes today. Read the labels and know what you are eating. Focus on eating natural foods as much as you can.
Do some abdominal work today. It can help curtail lower back problems you could have due to poor posture and lifting techniques. Try to do at least 25 crunches to start. Work your way up to 50.
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