| Summer's Top
20 Tips on Losing Weight
Here I present before you the best tips
you can workout in the summers to shed a good amount
of your weight. Cheerio....
1. Include two fruits or vegetables in every meal or
snack. You'll feel fuller and cut back on calories from
other foods.
2. Eat breakfast. You'll be less likely to overeat later
in the day.
3. Snack every four hours (try oranges, apples, pretzels,
string cheese).
4. Eat at regular intervals.
5. Know your portions:
1/2 cup of rice is the size of your fist;
25 grams or an ounce of cheese is a large marble;
a 100 grams or 3-ounce serving of meat is a deck of
cards.
Divide your plate:
3/4 plates with vegetables, grains, beans and fruit,
1/4 with extra-lean meat or low-fat dairy products.
6. Make room for cravings.
Have a biscuit now and then if you feel like it; just
drop something else that day.
7. Drink water regularly. A glass every hour or two
will keep you full.
8. Eat slowly.
9. Cut 100 calories a day (replace that chocolate bar
with an orange and banana) and lose half a kilogram
me a month.
10. Buy pre-cut fruit and veggies: you'll be more likely
to munch on them for a snack or make a salad for dinner.
11. Go for the less processed food (potato versus chips,
whole-wheat bread over doughnuts.)
12. Don't eat on automatic pilot (i.e. tasting while
cooking, noshing from the serving bowl.)
13. Limit alcohol to special occasions. Not only is
it highly caloric, it stimulates appetite and obliterates
willpower.
14. Brush your teeth after eating.
15. Eat beans. Add a handful to salads and soups to
curb hunger pangs longer.
16. Sweeten with spice. Add spices like cinnamon and
vanilla to desserts versus sugar.
17. Try a new food each day. The flavor will save you
from dietary boredom (add mangos to a chicken dish,
peppers and/or relish to your sandwich, winter pears
to a salad.)
18. Go spicy this spring. Get a hot flavor boost with
chilies, salsa and curry instead of overeating.
19. Don't even open the menu. Resist temptation by just
ordering the steamed veggies or something else low-fat
like a grilled chicken salad or a soup and salad combo.
20. Try an herbal supplement to help curb your appetite
and give you more energy
About
the Author
Chris Read, An associated editor to Hateweight.com.
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