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it's Bobby here on Paula's YouTube channel,
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and, you know, (sighs)
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the holidays have come and gone.
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We're into the new year,
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and we might be starting to feel
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some of that extra weight
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from Christmas and New Year's.
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You know, it's a time of year
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where we love to indulge,
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and we're with our friends and family,
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and it's a great time of year,
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but you might walk away with a couple extra pounds.
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So, why don't we talk about
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how to deal with that into the new year.
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Now, in the end, nothing's gonna beat diet and exercise.
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You gotta get out and move your body a little bit.
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But let's talk about some changes
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that we can make to our recipes, maybe,
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to help us feel a little bit better,
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and lose a couple of those holiday pounds.
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I did a show for a few years called "Not My Mama's Meals",
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and it was my job to take my mother's recipes,
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and slim them down in creative ways,
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and I had a blast doing it,
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and really learned a lot there.
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So, let's talk about some simple tricks.
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Mayonnaise is wonderful,
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and it's a big ingredient in a lot of recipes.
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An easy substitute for mayonnaise is Greek yogurt.
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Okay? It tastes great.
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It might take a little,
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it's kind of an acquired taste,
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but once you get used to it,
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and it really is a solid fill-in
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As far as drinking is concerned,
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if you can cut out sugary drinks,
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it'll be a big help overall.
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Bring up your water intake,
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if you just have to have that carbonated feel,
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and you really like it like I do,
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you might think about seltzer water.
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Carbonated waters are a good substitute.
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And if you can cut back just as much sugar
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in any of your recipes as you can,
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it's always a good thing.
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You could use Splenda,
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or Stevia is a good substitute.
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We use a lot of Stevia in my house.
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just cutting back as much sugar as you possibly can.
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kind of gnashing on a lot of seeds and nuts,
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and I eat a lot of almonds and cashews,
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and things like that.
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If you can sort of pop little snacks
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into your mouth throughout the day,
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it'll help you to not overeat when you get to your meals,
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which is another something that we should talk about.
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Overeating is like, (laughs) (clears throat)
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you don't want to overeat anything,
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even good for you foods.
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So, try to dial back on the amount that you're eating,
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and that'll help you a little bit, too.
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As much fiber as you can eat,
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to help you kind of feel full longer,
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lots of fruits and vegetables with the skin on.
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You know, a couple things
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that get a bad rap are potatoes.
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I think the potatoes are actually a pretty healthy.
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I like to bake potatoes,
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and I eat the whole potato,
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those vitamins and minerals and nutrients are.
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Sweet potatoes are a great substitute for potatoes
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if you wanted to go that route.
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So baking off a big sweet potato,
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and eating the whole thing.
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Butter gets a bad rap,
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I think butter's a good thing.
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Fats are good for you
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as long as they're the right kind of fats,
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and the right amount.
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So, I use butter when I'm cooking my eggs.
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Eggs are a great healthy food to eat.
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I think that you can eat
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just about as many eggs as you wanted to.
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I know people there say,
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"Well, what about the cholesterol"?
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But eggs are a good solid food.
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we eat 'em like they're going outta style at my house.
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we mix 'em in with our eggs.
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My wife is from Venezuela,
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and she makes a wonderful,
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it's kind of like our cornbread,
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but it's called arepa,
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and they're wonderful.
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And we put cheese and eggs and avocado on the arepas.
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biggest culprit, I think,
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is going to be the sugar, though.
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So dial back as much of that as you can,
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and you'll watch those 5 or 10 holiday pounds melt off.
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Maybe take a walk with your family
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after you have your dinner meal at night,
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and really drink as much water as you can
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instead of soda and things like that.
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that you'll find that you feel better,
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and the walks will make you feel better,
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and you'll drop those few pounds before you know it.
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So, if you've got some tips or tricks,
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you could go to Paula Deen's YouTube channel,
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and let us know what you think,
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what your ideas for a healthier 2023 are.
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So I hope those work for you,
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and we'll see you in the new year.
