And 3 makes a habit….

Andrea Figueroa — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:48:00 +0000

By: Hannah Gill

Did you know that it takes 3 weeks of doing a new behavior before it becomes a habit? How many times have we all decided ‘this week is the week I’m going to start making healthy changes’ and before the week is out given up? It’s not easy setting new healthy habits and breaking old habits but if you can keep up your great work for 3 weeks it becomes a whole lot easier!

Think about your SMART goals that we spoke during camp at Sunday celebration:
Specific – Think about what you want to achieve and be specific e.g. ‘work out more’ is very general but ‘start running twice a week for 30 minutes’ clarifies what you want to achieve.
Measurable– How will you know if you’ve accomplished your goal, think about how much or how many of something you want to aim for.
Attainable – Most goals are attainable, try to think about ways you can adapt your current ability to achieve the goal, think about your barriers and ways to overcome these.
Realistic – Ensure your goal is both something you are both willing and able to achieve to help make sure its realistic.
Time framed – Set a time frame on your goal, set a date you want to monitor your progress towards your goal.

Speak out about your goals, encouragement is a great way to help you achieve your goals and others support may be just what you need to keep you on track if you’re struggling. Goals shouldn’t just be during your time at summer camp. Get the family involve; set some goals and start achieving them.

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March is “National Nutrition Month®”

Andrea Figueroa — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:36:00 +0000

By : Andrea Figueroa

March marks the kick off o the National Nutrition Month ®. This year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics chose “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right” as their theme.

According to research it shows that consumers will purchase one food over the other depending on their taste. As we all know sometimes the tastiest and quickest meals may not necessarily be the best for us. When making quick decisions we tend to not focus on nutritional value.

This year’s message is hoping to raise awareness that you can in fact combine taste and nutrition in order to create healthy and tasteful meals.

Your journey towards losing weight can be a healthy and tasteful one when you try new recipes. It’s important to always focus on the nutrition content of our meals.

Every summer at Camp Pennbrook weight loss camp we teach you how to make your favorite recipes the right way. This month we will be bringing you new recipes and ideas in order for you to “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right”.

For more information on visit “National Nutrition Month®” http://www.eatright.org/nnm/#.UxjfSMzTmM8

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And 3 makes a habit….

March is “National Nutrition Month®”