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Weight Loss Tip #41 - Frozen grapes for a sweet tooth
A healthy choice to cure a sweet tooth is frozen grapes. Throw a few bags of red
and green grapes into the freezer and whenever you feel the need for something
sweet, eat some frozen grapes and see how quickly your sweet tooth is cured. The
natural sugar (fructose) found in grapes will provide the sweetness you need to
be fully satisfied. By making this simple change you can literally save hundreds
of calories when compared to the alternatives like cake, pies and ice cream. You
can also try a variety of different frozen fruit. Your local grocery store should
have bags of frozen fruit containing cantaloupe, watermelon, berries and many
other types of satisfying fruit. Weight Loss Tip #42 - Don’t eat
out of the container
A great binge controller is to not to eat out of
the container. Try to always place your food onto a plate or into a bowl to control
the portion size of your food. This is very helpful when it comes to chips, crackers
and cookies. If you start eating directly out of the container, you can easily
just keep on going and by the time you know it, you will have eaten the entire
bag! Remember, you ideally want to avoid these bad foods (chips, crackers) and
choose healthier alternatives like air popped popcorn and GeniSoy soy crisps.
Even with these healthy food choices, it's still great practice for portion control
to place these items into a single serving on a plate or into a bowl. Weight
Loss Tip #43 - Stock up on the veggies
Vegetables are your weight loss
friend. They are the ultimate source to fill up your stomach with extremely nutrient
dense, low calorie and satisfying food. Make sure to add a variety of spices and
low calorie sauces to your veggies to keep them tasty and exciting. A great marinade/sauce
to use on your vegetables is Lawry’s Carb Options. This marinade tastes really
good and very low in sugar and calories. Try many different way of cooking your
vegetables also. Try steaming, stir-fry, sautéing and grilling your vegetables
and see which one you like best! Weight Loss Tip #44 - Make sure to
eat breakfast
Always try to eat a very nutritious breakfast. This should
be one of your largest meals of the day and the most important. Eating a healthy
breakfast is crucial for providing the correct fuel to get you going. Your body
has been fasting for 6-10 hours from sleeping and is primed for re-fueling. Researchers
have found that people who ate breakfast every day were a third less likely to
be obese compared to those who skipped the meal. In addition, they were half as
likely to have blood-sugar problems, which increase the risk of developing diabetes
or having high cholesterol, which is a known risk factor for heart disease. The
researchers believe that eating first thing in the morning may help to stabilize
blood sugar levels, which regulate appetite and energy. They suggest people who
eat breakfast are less likely to be hungry during the rest of the day and are,
therefore, less likely to overeat.
Weight Loss Tip #45 - Use the
fork-dip technique
A great calorie saving tip while eating out is to order
your salad dressing on the side and use your fork to dip into the dressings before
digging into your salad. This is called the "fork-dip" technique and
is great because you will only use the amount of dressing needed for each small
serving (bite). You will be amazed how much dressing is left over when you finish
your salad. If you’re dealing with a high calorie dressing such as ranch
or blue cheese, this could easily save you hundreds of calories! A good rule of
thumb is to choose oil and vinegar or balsamic vinaigrette as healthier options
for salad dressing. The creamier the dressing, the more fat and calories it usually
has.
Weight Loss Tip #46 - Don’t think diet
The last
thing you want to do is think "diet". The word diet conjures up thoughts
of restrictions, limitations, short-term plans and terrible food. It’s very
important to plan for a true lifestyle change and create permanent healthy habits.
If done correctly, making changes in your nutritional plan can provide absolutely
delicious foods and completely satisfying meal plans which can last a lifetime.
The best part is learning to create healthy behaviors to lose the excess body
fat and keep the weight off permanently. You will end up having more energy, feel
great and have a new outlook on life! Weight Loss Tip #47 - Self talk
to success
Words can have tremendous power over our minds and bodies.
By telling yourself positive words everyday you can define your desired goals
and aspirations. A great exercise is to stand in front of the mirror in the morning
and say words to motivate and inspire you. Use internal dialogue throughout the
day to reinforce positive thoughts which will help you reach your goals. By using
powerful self talk, you will be able to: *Increase your effectiveness
*Heighten your productivity
*Enhance your self-esteem
*Experience greater success Weight Loss Tip #48 - Take
photos of yourself
Keep a detailed photo gallery of your progress. Pictures
don't lie. Buy an inexpensive digital camera and take pictures of yourself every
week in your bikini or swimsuit. Snap 3 pictures ever week including a profile,
frontal and rear photo. Include these with your diet diary and exercise journal
so you can see how your body looks each week while you make changes to your diet
and exercise program. Remember, sometimes the scale does lie. Even though your
scale may read that you have gained 2 pounds over the last 3 weeks, this could
very easily be 2 pounds of lean muscle. Lean muscle is an extremely metabolic
tissue and the more you have on your body, the more calories you burn even when
you're just sitting around! By adding photos of yourself, you will be able to
reference your physical appearance from week to week. This very important tool
can help you immensely with your weight loss plan.
Weight Loss Tip
#49 - Remove the extras for huge calorie savings
A great weight loss tip
to try and stick to when you’re dining out is to hold all the extras on your
sandwiches, bagels, salads and burritos. You can literally almost cut out half
the calories of your meal by holding calorie killing extras like cheese, sour
cream, bacon, cream cheese, eggs, avocado and mayonnaise. Substitute your meal
with low calorie alternatives like tomatoes, black beans, green peppers, onions,
lettuce, pickles and mustard. These are tasty and extremely nutritious choices
to make any meal very satisfying.
Weight Loss Tip #50 - Choose white
over dark
You can save on calories by simply switching from dark meat
to white meat. The dark meat has about 15 percent more calories. A 3.5-ounce serving
of turkey breast with skin has about 153 calories; dark meat with skin has about
182 calories. If you remove the skin (recommended), you can remove even more calories.
Removing the skin saves an additional 10 percent in calories. White meat without
skin has only 135 calories and dark meat without skin has 162 calories. 1-10
| 11-20 | 21-30
| 31-40 | 41-50
| 51-60 | 61-70
| 71-80 | 81-90
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