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"  Changing my habits wasn&amp;#039;t as hard as I thought it would be! I could be healthy and still enjoy myself. Here&amp;#039;s how I made it work! Food: You can eat everything you want in small portions, as long as you eat more healthy food in proportion to the amount of unhealthy food you are eating. The easiest place to substitute healthy food is in your snacks. Instead of cookies, grab a Special K bar; instead of chips grab some whole-wheat toast with all-natural peanut butter or a wasa cracker with all-natural peanut butter (no more than 1 tbsp peanut butter). Looking for a sweet and salty combo (like chocolate-covered pretzels)? Try a banana slit down the middle with one tbsp of all-natural peanut butter spread in the middle and then both halves put back together. There&amp;#039;s always alternatives to unhealthy eating (and they&amp;#039;re tasty!). Exercise: If you don&amp;#039;t want to go out and exercise, try these tips to burn a few extra calories: walk up and down the stairs five times everytime you have to use the stairs; jog in place during the commercials of your favorite TV show; do 20 crunches right when you wake up and right before you go to bed; jump rope 20-50 times everyday right after you come home from school...every little bit counts and will make you happier inside and more fit all over! If you need more tips or help, contact me and I can help. If you have more suggestions for me or for other girls I&amp;#039;d like to hear them as well! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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