lifestyle links

Below is a collection of fun and informative websites that contain tools you can use in conjunction with the OPTIFAST Weight Management Learning System curriculum to accomplish your weight management goals. Have fun!

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• Goal Setting
  Goal Setting

  Goal Setting Web Sites contain tools that will help you determine the steps you need to take to manage your weight, and develop a plan to help you implement each phase of the process.

  Success77.com:

  77 tips and secrets for setting and achieving goals.
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  GoalForIt.com:

  Free resource to set up and track goals; includes section for kids goals and chore charts.
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  MindTools.com:

  Information on how to set personal and lifetime goals.
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• Journaling
  Journaling

  To many people, the term "journaling" evokes images of keeping a diary. Journaling is actually the process of becoming aware of your inner thoughts, feelings, and motivations through writing. Increasingly, scientists are finding that writing about the issues that trouble you can lead to better health. According to weight management expert Laurel Mellin, M.S., R.D., and journaling leader Jon Pergoff, journaling can help people conquer body weight and self-image issues as well.

  Penzu.com:

  A secure on-line source for journaling.
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  Creative Journaling Tools:

  Select the Creative Journal Exercises and Activities link . This site, maintained by Dr. Lucia Capacchione a pioneer in the field of creativity and healing , promotes the power of journaling as a tool for personal growth, healing and enhanced wellness.
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• Family Wellness tools
  Family Wellness tools

  We Can!:

  We Can! is a national education program designed for parents and caregivers to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. It offers parents and families tips and fun activities to encourage healthy eating, increase physical activity and reduce sedentary or screen time. This website is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in collaboration with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Cancer Institute.
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  Medline Plus - Child Nutrition:

  Excellent website on child nutrition sponsored by the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
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  MyPyramid:

  MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans for all ages and for pregnancy and breastfeeding. It has interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you make smart choices from every food group, find your balance between food and physical activity, and stay within your daily calorie needs. Sponsored by USDA.gov.
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  BAM! Body and Mind:

  Answers to kids' health questions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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  Kidnetic.com:

  Healthy eating and active living tips from a coalition of nutrition and health organizations.
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  VERB ? It's what you do:

  Campaign to promote physical activity also spearheaded by the Centers for Disease Control.
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• Weight-Related Books & Audio Tapes
  Weight-Related Books & Audio Tapes

  Good Nutrition Reading List:

  This online guide from the American Dietetic Association identifies and describes books, newsletters and Web sites that provide timely and scientifically-based nutrition information you can trust.
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• Health Information & Assessments
  Health Information & Assessments

  McGraw Hill Higher Education Health and Wellness Assessments Supersite:

  Visit the McGraw Hill Higher Education Health and Wellness Assessments Supersite to take a variety of self assessment tests. The tests cover overall health, diet, and nutrition, cardiovascular health, stress, physical education and chronic disease.
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  Mayo Clinic's Consumer Information Center:

  Click on the Look It Up menu bar, choose from 6 different menu options including symptom scout, test and procedures, medical dictionary and drug resource center.
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  Diabetes

  Go to Diabetes.org
  Go to National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

Disclaimer:
These web sites offer additional information related to nutrition, weight management and health. Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. is pleased to provide these links to other web sites; however, Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition has not participated in the development of the sites listed, does not exert any editorial or other control over the sites' content, and does not endorse any products or services described on these sites. When you click on the links listed below you will be leaving the OPTIFAST web site. You are encouraged to read the selected website's privacy policy and terms of use before using any part of it.