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"I mentioned yesterday that I spoke to Rachel Beller, R.D. earlier this week--that&amp;#x27;s what prompted me to go grocery shopping, but there were a few other things I learned from her that I wanted to share with you, because if we get this right, I think we&amp;#x27;ll reach our shape-up goals much faster!1. Getting fit and eating right isn&amp;amp;#8217;t just about losing weight. It&amp;amp;#8217;s also about prevention. Rachel asked me about my family&amp;amp;#8217;s medical history--so I began listing the ailments and diseases--diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure--all of which could be alleviated by a healthy weight and a healthy diet. This is a great motivator for reaching my shape-up goals. How about you? Does your family medical history motivate you to shape up? 2. Emptying the food traps at work is a must. This has to be done in conjunction with getting the right kinds of food, of course. So what&amp;amp;#8217;s lurking in your drawer at work? Or have you already taken care of that? We all need a few go-to healthy snacks. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t normally have anything in my drawers, but when I&amp;amp;#8217;m not well-equipped, I resort to the vending machine or those brownies that always seem to by lying around&amp;amp;#133; 3. I need to learn to want what I need, instead of feeling like I need what in reality I simply want. This might sound obvious, but it might be a little counter-intuitive for me at first. Rachel asked me what sounded better, a cheesy omelet with all the fixings, or an omelet with mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, and just a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese? (This is what I had for breakfast this morning, by the way. I used 1 whole egg + 2 egg whites and ate it with a mini whole-grain tortilla. It was great!) I&amp;#x27;m hoping that as I continue to make better food choices, it&amp;#x27;ll become more natural to feed my body what it needs, not what I want. So, what did you have breakfast this morning? And how is the working out going for you? My shoulders are killing me because of this move, but it&amp;amp;#8217;s a good pain--sexy shoulders are on their way! Be sure to log your workouts in your fitness journal! Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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