- Try small frequent meals: Don't go longer than 5 waking hours without eating. A healthy mid day snack containing a bit of protein and carbohydrate will boost your energy levels, help prevent a sugar craving and can take the edge off your appetite before your next meal. Good snack choices are low-fat yogurt, milk, a piece of fruit, a small homemade smoothie, or some hummus and raw veggies.
- Cut the fat (but don’t be fooled by fat-free products!): Cut back on the fat. Considering that you get twice as many calories per gram from fat than you do from protein and carbohydrate, cutting back can have a big impact. Trim excess fat from meats and choose leaner cuts. Bake, broil or poach instead of frying. Try switching to skim milk. Have sweets and
fatty snacks like chips once in a while only. Watch out though Don't fooled by low fat and fat free products. Check labels carefully as many reduced fat snack foods are similar in calories to the regular fat version. If you've really got to have it, consider choosing a smaller amount of the real thing. Studies show that people tend to overeat on fat-free foods compared to the regular fat version. Portion control is the key.
- Keep a food diary: This may be one of the most powerful weight loss tools around. When you write it all down, you're more likely to make healthy food choices. Studies show that people who keep track of their food intake tend to lose weight, even when they were not intending to. Seeing that you've had leftover birthday cake 4 days in a row down on paper will be very hard to ignore. You’ll also rethink that spoonful of icecream before supper when you have to write it down. A food diary will also remind you of what you might be lacking – you may see that you aren't eating as enough servings of vegetables and fruit or
that you aren't drinking enough water.
- Don’t forget to Exercise: Exercise boosts your self-esteem, burns calories, and increases the rate at which your body burns calories.
- Surround yourself with support: Seek support from those around you a spouse, a friend, or a co-worker. Whether you need a walking buddy, motivating comments from friends, or your spouse to stop bringing high fat treats into the house, helps you keep on track.
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