It's well-known that counting calories is not the best strategy for losing weight and keeping it off in the long term.  However, it still helps to be calorie-aware, as this allows you to select nutrient-dense, low-calorie meals when planning your meals. 

These are the foods that will boost your health and help you manage your weight; you can eat them freely without worrying that they'll pack on the pounds.
 
Here are 5 nutrient-dense, low-calorie foods to work into your meal planning.

For an activity that yields so many benefits, walking is greatly underrated.  It's a safe and easy form of exercise anyone can do, at any fitness level is.  And you can build things up as you progress, by walking more quickly, walking for a longer period, or walking on more challenging terrain. 

For people who walk regularly, it often becomes a part of their daily routine that they look forward to.
 
If you're just getting started, or you're struggling to maintain a consistent walking routine, here are some ways to make things more enjoyable.

It could be the most innocuous of actions, a chance comment; perhaps a single word.  It might be something you normally wouldn't react to, but for some reason, this time was different.  It might not even be what someone said or did, but rather what they didn't say or do.

Whatever it is, it got your blood boiling and you can feel yourself having a stronger than usual reaction. 
 
Whatever the details, these situations can lead to all kinds of harm — in some cases, irreparable harm — if we don't handle things well.  So before you react and later regret it, pause and ask yourself the following 3 questions.

As life gets busy and we get caught up in our routine, it's easy to ignore those things in our life that we know aren't quite right.  We immerse ourselves in our daily tasks, but those unresolved issues are there in the background, dragging us down and draining our energy.
 
Here are 5 things dragging you down that you need to deal with.

Do you struggle to keep up with your changes in the long term?  Maybe you want to lose weight or exercise more.  Maybe you're trying to be more assertive and get better at setting boundaries.  You start off strong, making good headway, only to fizzle out a few months in. 

What can you do to keep the momentum going? 

Here are three secrets of people who successfully maintain their changes in the long term.