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Ready for a new spring

Can you name 3 healthy habits you already have?

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It's pretty easy to get weighed down by the shoulds of eating and exercising, especially when you add in new studies and other people's opinions that aren't exactly positive. What would it do for you to put all that aside for a few minutes to focus on the good stuff you are already doing, the healthy habits that are a part of your daily or weekly life, the resolutions that have happily stuck?

Here's the challenge:

3 simple, affordable DIY projects

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<img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/zHuRQoo51GKe/photos/d33d1a815b4f81d279a4fc719b0848fd/ori_51f3106b3059c3.jpg?ug_____DURSCfz6v" align="left" width="300" height="300">Many of us have put off projects we want to do at home because the cost is not something our budgets can handle this year. But in keeping with my <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/home/diy-a-little-at-a-time-349909/">DIY, a little at a time</a></strong> mantra, why not pick three affordable DIY projects to do this year? They don't have to be grand projects. Even refinishing or painting one garage-sale find can be just thing to refresh a room. So here are three simple, affordable DIY projects anyone can do to recharge at home.

User Post: Just in time for some holiday or another: Presents for active people

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Whoa, are the holidays over? Well, then it's time for the "FF Top 5 Fitness Gifts gift-giving guide to things you could give to the exercisers in your life" aka the FFTFFGGGTTYCGTTEIYL. (If you say that acronym out loud, you will incidentally be making the noise I make when I do experience muscle fatigue and fall down into the fetal position and just rock.)

Yes, this comes direct to you on your computer or other web-surfing gadget, culled from other people's timely holiday gift guides, just days too late to be any good to anyone! But if you must know, it's really just an excuse to riff on some stuff, and anyway, if you see anything you like you could buy it for yourself or return the Baywatch Beach workout tapes you got in exchange for some of these beauties. So here we go! Let's count down backwards, just like we did for last seconds of the New Year.

Rein in your unhealthy celebrity obsession

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<img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/jKWKaeicSDoB/photos/f3d5be16bec604e703078097dc01efe6/mr_8331f848b6b0db.jpg?ug_____Dfg7NYIa8" align="left" height="266" width="400">Do you find yourself fixating on the stars to a harmful degree? Are your weekly tabloid purchases cutting into your...

10 ways to know you're at your happy weight!

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1. You hear yourself say to your sweetie, "Come to bed, hon…and why don't we leave all the lights on this time?" (Remember that can't-wait-to-do-it feeling? Here's how to recapture it, even after a stressful day.)

2. You can wear your favorite jeans on a cross-country flight without wondering if the circulation to your thighs will be cut off somewhere over South Dakota.

User Post: 3 ways to convince your stubborn man to give yoga a try

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If you love yoga but have a hard time "dragging" your boyfriend or husband to class, it might just work to tell him that NFL Pro Bowler Brian Jennings attributes the practice to saving his career. Proof be told, Jennings (who is the long snapper for the SF 49ers) took his first yoga class on a date and ever since has been hooked. Following are three reasons why he loves the ancient practice (something you might want to share with your stubborn significant other)

Tips from Bob Harper: Jump-Starting 2009

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I am the luckiest Yahoo! staffer in the world.

The producers of NBC’s The Biggest Loser know I am a huge fan of the show, so they invited me to spend some private time with uber-trainer Bob Harper at the ranch last week.

Wowzah, he is something special! After the sweat-fest, he shared a few tips on starting off 2009 on the right foot (so to speak):

Trendy Diets Done Right: The Anti-Inflammatory Diet

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The skinny on this eating plan—advocated by Nicholas Perricone and the Zone's Barry Sears—including recipes and menus, and advice from a nutritionist

Looking to lose weight or just eat healthier in the New Year? Let us help you weigh the many options out there with our Diets 101 series. Today’s diet is the Anti-Inflammatory Diet.

The Concept

Eating anti-inflammatory foods—and avoiding inflammatory ones—can make weight loss easier, slow down the aging process, and prevent disease.

Trendy Diets Done Right: The Vegan Diet

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The lowdown on giving up meat to lose weight—à la Skinny B---- and The China Study—including recipes and menus, and advice from a nutritionist

Looking to lose weight or just eat healthier in the New Year? Let us help you weigh the many options out there with our Diets 101 series. Today’s diet is the Vegan Diet.