If you made a resolution to get in shape this year, Oprah's fitness guru Bob Greene says the secret to reaching your goal may not be what you think! "We all get hung up on the foods," says the founder of The Best Life.com and author of The Life You Want: Get Motivated, Lose Weight and Be Happy. "It’s more about being happy and satisfied, because when you’re happy, you’re way more likely to lace up the sneakers, do what you need to do and choose the right foods!" To help you chose the right foods, he shares his own personal food journal. Get all of his tips below, including his recipes for Vegetable Chili and Shrimp Curry over Quinoa with Pine Nuts

Bob Greene's Food Journal

Each day drink 8-10 glasses of water

Breakfast: Bowl of cereal
½ cup shredded wheat
1 cup kashi puffed cereal
1 cup cheerios
Topped with a small chopped apple
1 cup skim milk
Small baggie with a handful of almonds inside
1 cup coffee

Snack: Use a small plate and a mini-bowl
Multigrain Flatout Flatbread (on plate)
¾ cup Greek yogurt mixed with 2 tbsp feta and 1 scallion on top

Lunch: Serve on medium plate with bowl for soup
2 sourdough Wasa crispbreads with Best Life Spread
Vegetable Chili (Get Bob's recipe here)
Fruit Salad: ½ cup halved red grapes and 1 small Asian pear tossed with 2 tbsp orange juice, 2 tbsp chopped mint and ½ tsp honey

Snack: Serve on small plate
Banana with 2 tbsp peanut butter

Dinner: Serve on dinner plate
Shrimp Curry over quinoa with pine nuts (Get Bob's recipe here)
Small bowl of salad with 2 cups arugula, ½ slice orange, 5 black olives dressed with ½ tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Treat (pre-prepared and stored in plastic baggie)
4 Hershey’s extra dark cranberry, blueberry and almond squares

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