Ten Top Tips Diary Group Feedback - Week 5

Ten Top Tips progress!

Our keen volunteers have now been following the Ten Top Tips programme for 5 weeks. They have all been working really hard to incorporate the tips into their lifestyle and developing healthier habits along the way. Each week they have all made great progress, here is an update of their achievements so far:

Healthy habits in motion

• No.4 Pack a healthy snack
• No.6 Caution with your portions

Most challenging tips

• No.3 Walk off the weight
• No.8 Think about your drinks

Average number of tips achieved per a week

• 7 to 8 - excellent work!

Highest daily step count

• A whopping 27,850!

Some Top Tips from our volunteers

• Try a 30 minute evening walk, this can add up to 3000-4000 steps.
• “Taking an evening walk for 30 minutes helps me to reach my 10000 steps”
• Try having an apple, banana, plum, orange and either carrot or celery sticks as healthy snacks
• “Having fruit & veggie sticks as a snack, makes meeting 5-a-day no problem”
• Plan your meals and healthy snacks at the start of the week
• “Planning my meals and shopping in advance, ensures I have healthy food to cook and eat all week”
• Use the shopping card to choose the low-fat and sugar options
• “The shopping card has really helped although I have been shocked by some things. The card always comes to the supermarket with me”