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A woman holding a bowl of healthy salad shows off her shrinking waistline

What To Expect on 40FRESH · Day 12

As you embark on your 40FRESH journey, you’re going to notice changes in your body and health. Even though you’ve only changed your snacking and drinking habits, you may already be seeing some of the changes we discuss below. Certain changes are to be expected and others may surprise you. Let’s dive into the most common changes so you know what to expect moving forward.

A young woman prepares a snack

Streamlining Your Snack Prep · Day 11

Before we move on from snacks, we thought it’d be a good idea to cover some helpful tips that will ensure your continued success with your 40FRESH snacks habit. Regardless of how well you’ve set up your home environment, things will be much different once you leave the house. From the vending machine at work to the free donuts after church, you’re bound to run into temptations everywhere.

Hard boiled egg with spices

Replacing Snacks · Day 10

Welcome to the start of our third phase in the 40FRESH Challenge: Layering. Thus far, apart from the change to our drinking habit a few days ago, we haven’t really made a ton of changes to our diet yet. As we discussed early on, the reason for that is simple–transformation is hard. On average, it takes 66 days for a new habit to become automatic.

Healthy snack of assorted fruits and nuts

Creating A Healthy Snacks Menu · Day 9

Unsurprisingly, if you look through lists of the most popular snacks in America, you’ll find that the overwhelming majority fall into the 40FRESH Nope category. Chips. Crackers. Cereal. Most lists have the top three spots rounded out with a variety of candy. When we snack, we tend to reach for things that are salty or sweet and, above all, convenient.