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A New Approach to Getting Fit in 2020
If you want to lose weight...
Take A Different Approach!
by Dawn Thorpe Jarvis, M.S., R.D., L.D.N. Garden of Life ® Senior Director of Nutrition Science & Educational Content
It’s all About Balance
It’s time to take a different approach to losing weight and
becoming healthier—change your lifestyle!
We know that the foundation of a healthy lifestyle includes physical
activity and consuming a balanced diet containing a variety of
nutrient-rich foods and beverages in moderation. We may know
this—but research shows that as many as 82% of adult Americans don’t
want to give up foods they like in order to eat healthier! Additionally,
68% of Americans don’t eat fruits and vegetables at least twice per
day, while 62% say they have no time to track their diet. What’s
more, 60% of us juggle both work and family and prefer to prepare
meals in just 15 minutes. This explains why most people don’t stick
with their weight loss diet plans.
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As a Dietitian and Sports Nutritionist with over 30 years of
experience, I believe that unless you are extremely disciplined,
relying on self-control with a calorie-controlled diet is simply
setting yourself up for failure in the long term. People tend to fall
off the wagon when they are really hungry, or when life gets in
the way. So an all-or-nothing approach to dieting creates huge self-
disappointment, and people tend to throw in the towel when they
have difficulty sticking to a set diet. It’s all about balance—with
our diet, our exercise and our lifestyle.
Gradual Change Works Best
So at Garden of Life ® we don’t believe in “diets” per se, or calorie
counting—we believe in enjoying wholesome, real foods. When
it comes to changing habits, we know that if people dramatically
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