Published on 12/1/08
Published on 12/1/08
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SMOKING | WORKAHOLISM | BINGE DRINKING | CITY ADDICTION | BAD EATING HABITS | NEGATIVE ENERGY | BAD SEX | GOSSIP ADDICTION | HARD DRUGS | HARMFUL CHEMICALS | CLUTTER

Replace your usual fatty lattes without pain—grab a 200- calorie low-fat mocha (no whip) from Starbucks instead.
Put down the potato chips long enough to learn Photoshop. Then give yourself a makeover to see what you could look like if you ate fewer Recession Specials at Gray’s Papaya.

Shed your inhibitions and insecurities at a Naked Yoga class. Asana Exposed encourages acceptance of the body in all shapes and sizes—and it just might put you off pretzels for life. nakedyoganyc.com. Per class $25, couples $35.

You want to improve your metabolism, but can’t be bothered to work out. You only have to stumble as far as Gristedes to pick up a box of Tetley’s green tea—it’s cheaper than those yogi brews, and the antioxidants are just as good at boosting your metabolism.
Skip ’wichcraft and spend your lunch break burning calories skating on the Pond at Bryant Park. thepondatbryantpark.com

Carry around your least- favorite picture of yourself eating, smoking or making that drunk-photo face. You know which face we’re talking about. And no, it’s not cute.

Turn a negative into a positive by trading Perez Hilton for feel- good sites such as treehugger.com and policyinnovations.org.