[originaltext] M: This morning we’ve got kicking off a new series, New Year,

M: This morning we’ve got kicking off a new series, New Year, New You. Every January, millions of Americans resolve to stick with diet and get healthy.But research shows more than 80% never follow through. How to beat the odds? Today nutritionist and author of "your inner skinny" Joy Bauer is here. Happy New Year.
   W: Happy New Year. Nice to be here. And I’ll tell you as a guide and health coach. This is my absolute favorite time of the year, because people have ambitious health intentions that they believe in their capabilities and believe that you can do something, which is the key ingredient to success.
   M: But then, what happens?
   W: What happens is we feel overwhelmed at the task. So they are kind of going to a state of denial. I don’t really need it and what is a big factor is that a lot of dieting is emotional.
   M: So, what’s the first step?
   W: You really need to deal with the issue of do I need this or don’t I need this not to go into denial. It’s to say, it’s not just that I like this, I want this, but I really need to do this for me and take a look at what the unconscious motivations might be for eating and try to address those as well. It’s not just what your diet will be, but you know, am I sad, am I angry, am I having difficulty in some arenas that propel me to eat.
   M: In a sense, what’s the motivation for eating?
   W: Exactly, and address that. So this is what we know, thanks to the National Weight Control Registry, 78% of successful dieters eat healthy breakfast every single day. They also weigh themselves at least once a week as a sort of reality check. They watch less than ten hours of TV per week and on average they excise about an hour a day.
   M: But Joy, a lot of people, I think, when they look at this, they start to panic, like I can’t handle it.
   W: Correct. Correct.
   M: How do you deal with it?
   W: You know, what you need to do is break it into bite-size pieces. So, yes, you have your long term goal, but you also want to have sort of weekly goal. The long-term goal might be I wanna lose 60 pounds. But the weekly goal could be, you know what, I’m not gonna eat after a dinner every night this week, or I wanna lose one pound this week.
   M: And Joy, you also say, become a fidgety person. What does it mean?
   W: Right, you just wanna move more in general. We are talking about forms of exercise, so in other words, walk when you talk, pace around the kitchen when you are on the phone. Instead of having your kids be the errand boys, so to speak, fetch the phone, the mail, the remote control yourself.
   M: Well, some good advice for people who want more information. They can also go on our website todayshow.com, and get that information. Joy Bauer, thanks so much.
   This is the end of Conversation Two. Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.
   Question 6
   Why is new year the woman’s favorite time?
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   Question 7
   According to the woman, what’s the first step when you decide to diet?
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   Question 8
   How long do successful dieters watch TV on average?
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   Question 9
   According to the woman, what might be a long-term goal?
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   Question 10
   What does a fidgety person mean?
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