When you want to reach for a snack, be sure it is an energy enhancing snack rather than a snack that will perk you up a bit and then send you crashing (sugary or white flour foods). Think of snacks such as fresh or dried fruit, almonds (raw), veggies, or maybe some cubed flavored tofu (good even eaten cold). Remember to drink plenty of good water because often you are actually thirsty rather than hungry.

So, what do you have planned to change in 2008? New Years resolutions are usually viewed as a bunch of stuff people vow to change but never manage to uphold anyway, so why make them? Perhaps this year instead of making a bunch of resolutions that you have no plan on keeping, why not to some real inner soul searching and make some real changes this year to make 2008 your best year ever? Instead of some superficial resolutions like losing weight and quitting smoking, do some inner reflection and decide to live your life fully and with passion. When you make real life changes, those superficial changes will happen anyway with ease. Have a year that you can really look back on with pleasure and accomplishment.