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FITNESS TIPS : 6 Diet Boosters for the New Year
Is your New Year's resolution to lose a few (or quite a few) pounds?

Topic: Inspiration
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Most diets focus on one thing: pounds lost. Why? Because we really, really want to look good, fit into those slim jeans, and have flatter abs and thinner thighs. But this year, tweak your resolution a bit. Resolve to eat right and exercise so you feel better, not weigh less. Old Think: I'm going to lose weight this year. New Think: I'm going to feel better -- and younger -- than ever this year.

Need a diet plan that works? Here are six diet boosters to help you get started on the path toward feeling -- and looking -- great.
Eat daily: 9 handfuls of fruits and veggies; 1 ounce of nuts; whole-grain breads and cereals
Eat three times a week: Fish (salmon, mahimahi, tilapia, catfish, flounder)
Eat weekly: 10 tablespoons of cooked tomato products
Drink daily: 64 ounces of water; 2 glasses skim milk; glass of wine
Take daily: multivitamin; aspirin; omega-3 fatty acids
Eat sparingly: Processed foods with trans fat or saturated fats; white foods (bread, rice, simple sugar, cream sauce); products with high fructose corn syrup.

SOURCES: YOU: The Owner's Manual. Roizen, M. F., Oz, M. C., New York: HarperCollins, 2005.

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