If your little white paper is filling up with bold resolutions like, “Lose weight,” I have something for you! Instead of trying to overhaul your entire healthy living routine, start with a few simple steps. Here are 4 tiny but powerful tips that you can use TODAY to start losing weight.

1.  Go for the gold (and red and green)

I always tell people that the key to grocery shopping in a way that maximizes micronutrients is to stick to the perimeter. A typical supermarket layout has central aisles filled with packaged foods– the cookies, the crackers, the sodas and chips. These are, of course, the foods highest in sugar, trans fats and preservatives – and largely void of any of the micronutrients our bodies are really cravings.

Look to the perimeter, however, and the scene completely changes. Suddenly you’re faced with a rainbow of colors: The stunning scarlet of fresh tomatoes and strawberries. The gorgeous green of kale, spinach, cucumbers and celery. The deep purple hue of eggplants and grapes. The summery orange of tangerines and bell peppers.

When you’re eating vegetables and fruits that are packed with color, you’re filling your body up with disease-fighting plant compounds. If you need a fun way to amp up your veggie intake, turn your eating habits into a little game, and designate each day of the week to a color. Mondays are red, Tuesdays are yellow, Wednesdays are green, and so on. So on Monday, pack a sliced red pepper or grapefruit in your bag to snack on throughout the day.

What little game changers are on your New Year’s Resolution list? Tell me in the comments below.

2. Consider Your Past Habits

You’re sitting on the couch with your friends and family watching television when a bag of salted chips comes your way. You ask yourself, “Should I have one?” You know that each chip is only about 10 calories, and that isn’t much. This is when you need to recall previous times you were in the same situation. Did you eat just one? If you didn’t — and you ate half a bag, which is 600 calories, then the best decision today is to pass the bag to someone else.

3. Detach Mood From Food

Sometimes when you’ve had a really bad/stressful/exhausting/boring day, you arrive home and all you want is to eat a pint of ice cream and a bag of barbecue potato chips. Sound familiar? Sometimes eating is not about hunger. Mood eating is one of the most overwhelming issues for any weight-conscious person. We often turn to comfort foods for reasons other than fuel, and distinguishing the physical need from the emotional need — especially in the heat of the moment — can be one of the hardest things to do. Boredom, loneliness, anger, sadness, anxiety, frustration, and fatigue are all controlling emotions. The key is to strike a balance between knowing what you eat and understanding how you feel.

4. Make Your Home A Healthy Environment

Your environment should support your healthy eating habits. Create a positive energy in your kitchen with how you stock and organize it, just as you create a certain energy in your home with your choice and placement of furniture. Start by doing an inventory of your kitchen, then discard items that don’t fit your healthy lifestyle and may sabotage your weight loss goals.

And, here are some suggestions to make your home a healthy workout environment. This will bust your “I have no time to exercise” excuses:

• Download a workout on your phone or tablet so you wan workout anytime, anywhere.
• Jumpstart your weight loss with the 2-Week New You Kickoff. You’ll receive daily workout videos to get you back in shape, and daily meals packed with foods that move the fat-burning needle! Each day, get instant access to your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert plan for the day.
• Sync my workout calendar on your phone (for free) to receive regular reminders to workout, videos, and workout moves. Even if you’re not tech savvy, it’s easy. Click here to learn how. 
• Start to build your mini home gym with kettlebells, a foam roller, a high-quality yoga mat, and balance discs… whether you have a whole room or a small corner of your bedroom. The cost to adding equipment to your fitness collection can be relatively inexpensive! And remember, the price of creating a home gym environment is small when measured against the enormous benefits you’ll see in your body.
• Try out this barre workout to tighten your arms and jumpstart your day:

The Best Weight Loss Plan Starts Here! Join the 2-Week New You Kickoff!

The Kickoff Includes…

• Two delicious weeks of meal plans packed with foods that move the fat-burning needle! Each day, get instant access to your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert plan for the day. All you have to do is click on the recipe to see the ingredients.

• Daily workouts to get your body back in shape. From videos to audio workouts, from walking to strength training to barre, your workout will be delivered bright and early to your email every morning. And, your first workout will arrive Monday! The average workout time is 30 mins. But, I’ve thrown in a few quick 10-minute routines on recovery days!

• Step-by-step weekly shopping lists to show you how easy food-planning really is!

• Think about these emails as delivering a message that you can absorb TODAY. It’s not about counting the days—or the changes you make, but about making changes that count.