New Year, New You: San Diego

Coastal cafe offers berry smoothies, tofu stir-fry entrees and healthy wraps.

Eat out without the guilt with a plate of roasted veggies alongside flavorful tuna or chicken at this cozy Point Loma restaurant.

Find scrambled egg whites served with black beans and other low-fat, high-protein items at this Solana Beach cafe.

If you must have Mexican, veer away from the grease and stay on track with the HealthMex menu at Rubio's. Chicken and mahi mahi burritos are served with beans and salsa on whole wheat tortillas.

Load up on the veggies (or mock duck!) with 100% vegetarian soups, salads, and stir-fried entrees on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard.

Downtown's upscale fitness club has a luxury pool, expert personal trainers, and gut-busting group fitness classes.

Improve balance and transform your bod with Pilates reformer group classes in Little Italy.

Get fit but skip the boredom with cardio strip dance classes, inner tube water polo, coed flag football, and other social athletic activities.

You can find $128 BCBG dresses for $40? $70 Puma jackets for $30? No lie.

Pre-packaged salads, soups, and frozen meals at low prices.

With drinks at $3 or $4 a pop, you can spend a night out without wincing at your bank account in the am.

La Jolla's independent bookshop has an excellent selection and lectures by high-profile authors throughout the year.

Skip the two star romantic comedy in favor of a mesmerizing and educational IMAX film at the Fleet. On Friday nights, see one film at full price and catch additional films for $5 each.

Spend an afternoon exploring The Genographic Project, a temporary exhibit featuring vivid National Geographic photographs, maps, and information about the paths of our human ancestors out of Africa and to the rest of the world.