The first day you hit the gym, or opted out of a slice of pizza, do you
remember the reason you did it? Physically writing down what motivated
you to start your transformation can serve as a reminder in tough times,
says Ruth Wolever, Ph.D., director of research for Duke Integrative
Medicine and coauthor of The Mindful Diet. (Maybe it’s to lose weight
before your vacation or just so you can hang with your son on the
basketball court.) “Write it down and keep it somewhere you can see it,”
she says. Try posting a note on your fridge, or inscribing a dry-erase
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