Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.

Have fun, be active. Ride a bike instead of driving, for example.

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.

Serve yourself, put the food away, then eat.

If you had a shovel, he wanted a shovel. As long as you were there he was too. He had to be helping you.

If you want to buy a $3 broom at Kmart, a $700 laptop computer at Best Buy and clothing so cheap at Wal-Mart that it is almost disposable, then this stuff has to be manufactured in China.