Remember that the effort you put in now will improve your health, your appearance and decrease medical complications later in life.
You're worth it!
I have a lot of things to say and a lot of interesting studies to share with you but I will spread those out during the next 9 months. What I wanted to start with were some resources for you during the year.
There are a lot of nutrition and health myths out there and a simple internet search isn't always going to give you reliable information.
There is good stuff out there however. I recommend www.livestrong.com
Through my experience this site is probably the best for providing accurate, reliable and easy to understand information. Other sites are either unreliable, biased, lack scientific citations, are trying to make money or are hard to understand.
At livestrong, simply type some key words in the search bar, then on the left hand side of the search results click "Articles". There are many articles about one topic written by more than one author. Choose one that looks like a good place to start.
This next step is important
After reading an article, look on the right hand side and click a related article. Read at least 3 or 4 articles about a given topic to get the whole picture. Different health specialists with different backgrounds write the articles and it is important to get a whole picture of the topic.
Another source of help is me!
While I am not an expert in nutrition or exercise I do know some things off hand but I also have access to textbooks and online databases (through BYU) that have valid, up-to-date information on most anything nutrition related.
So if you want to learn more about food or exercise feel free to ask me anything and I will either answer it, look it up or point you in the right direction. I am here for you!
Good luck everyone and stick with it. This is an important goal to reach.
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