Drink 64 ounces of water per day. Proper hydration helps metabolize fat.

Resolve never to super size your food portions unless you want to super size your clothes.

Eat with purpose: be sure to plate it so you can sit down and enjoy it.

Eating out? Halve it, and get the rest to go.

Eat the low-cal items on your plate first. Start with salads, veggies, and broth soups; eat meats and starches last.

Get calories from foods you chew, rather than from beverages.  Remember fruits and vegetables provide lots of chewing time.

Give it away!  After company leaves, give away leftover food to neighbors, doormen, or delivery people or take it to work the next day.

At a buffet?  Eating a little of everything guarantees high calories.  Decide on three or four things, only one of which is high in calories. Save that for last so there less chance of overeating.

How do you define your Wellness? How does it show up in your life currently? About 15 years ago, I ask myself these questions many times. When I was in my early thirties, I watched my body, my health, my emotions and my sense of “self” slip away. I did not know what it felt like to wake up with a purpose and the will to move forward. I wanted to get a handle on my life and find a better way of living, one that would enhance the quality of my life as I aged.