You have many choices to make in a day. You will not always make the perfect choice for every situation, but as long as you are making more good choices than better, you will do fine. This is equally true for your health and fitness.

Taking in slightly less calories and doing slightly more physical activity will result in weight loss, but not very much, and your body will quickly compensate.

Don’t let the expense of having already bought a lot of treats get in the way of enjoying them. Just get used to not consuming the whole lot and not buying much more of it from now on.

The best way to keep yourself away from excess calories is to keep the greater offenders out of your house. But when you do let them in, the second-best way to keep yourself away from excess calories is to put them somewhere that is hard for you to put your hands on physically.

People take to the notion of the benefits of drinking 8 glasses of water a day, but do a poor job of actually doing it. Adopting this simple habit can ensure that you’re drinking enough water throughout the day.

Make your time in front of the television less mindless by pumping a little iron--and I mean little--while you watch.

The road to health and fitness perfection does not exist. The path to health and fitness success varies for all of us. But one thing that is constant is the need to occasionally take in a few indulgences to keep us human and sane.

How am I celebrating the milestone of hitting 100 episodes of a podcast on maintaining a healthy relationship with food and exercise? By telling you it might be time to give it all up . . . just to start all over again.

You have been told that 30 minutes of moderate exercise is what you need to focus on for general health. Now, we have new science to back this up.

The coveted role in the ‘Clean Plate Club’ you worked hard for as a child is not worth the same clout once you become an adult. In fact, it offers a deterrent to weight control and general health.