Add spices to your food to add more flavor. It can help you feel satisfied. It will stimulate your taste buds so you won’t eat as much.
Intense sweets can do the same thing. Those little sugar-free Altoids and other powerful candies can do the same to curb cravings. Those and a hot cup of coffee can keep you going till you can have a protein filled snack or meal.
TODAY: KEEP UP THE FASTER PACE WHEN WALKING
Some people go on a diet and stop eating some meals. in particular breakfast falls off the schedule. It seems so easy to skip it that many people never eat it. That’s a bad habit. Breakfast is really good for you in a number of ways.
- You stoke your furnace to get your body (and brain) going.
- You get your metabolism started so it burns more calories as it fuels your body.
- You will actually consume fewer calories during the day. (You won’t be starving at lunch.)
It’s supported by research at the University of Texas. They studied the food diaries of almost 600 men and women and found that the more they ate in the morning, the fewer calories they ate during the day.
So eat your breakfast do give your diet a fast break. (After yesterday’s post I won’t say that “the early bird catches the worm”.)
TODAY: HAVE A GOOD HEALTHY BREAKFAST. THEN TAKE A GOOD HEALTHY WALK.
One of the keys to eating less is knowing what it feels like to be full and what it feels like to be hungry. We tend to eat at the same times every day, and eat the same amount of food. But we don’t consume calories the same every day. You may mow the lawn one Saturday, but the next it rains and you sit inside watching TV. If you eat the same amount on both of thoe days guess what happens. Oh, I forgot, it already has.
When you are really hungry your stomach will rumble, you’ll feel sluggish, you get irritable. But think before you eat. How long has it been since you last ate? How much did you eat? How much are you planning to eat? Then get a nice big drink of water. Thirst and hunger are very similar to our brains. It’s not that you are filling your belly with water, you may be giving your body what it wants. The calories would have been bad. You would still be craving, and you would be craving that drink that you should have had in the first place.
TODAY: HAVE AN 8 OUNCE GLASS OF WATER BEFORE YOU EAT.
It’s that easy. A great desert with very few calories and no carbs. Top it with real whipped cream (no sugar added) and you’ve maintained the low carb diet and given yourself a nearly decadent treat. Diet success is spelled J-E-L-L-O
TODAY: HEAD TO A PARK AND DOUBLE YOUR WALKING DISTANCE.
I told you yesterday to start making some small changes. Well a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that reducing your daily intake by just 750 calories and increasing your exercise level is the best way to maintain a diet. It also lets you lose weight gradually. Amazingly, any combination of diet types works. Click here to watch the story as it was reported on the NBC Nightly News.
Again I’ll nag you… eat less, exercise more.
TODAY: ADD AN EXTRA 10 MINUTES TO YOUR EXERCISE TIME
Losing weight is a state of mind. You have to make some changes to see some changes. (In your weight) Little things can add up. Like mayonnaise. Some people cringe at the thought of adding mayo to a sandwich. It will get you kicked out of some delis. But if you use it, cut it out or cut back. A serving on a sandwich can be 50 to 100 calories. Mustard, on the other hand is only 11. I know, they’re not the same, but with some adaptation, you won’t miss the mayo.
Then take it a step further and look at what other small things you can do to reduce calories. Then some small exercises too. Remember… “eat less, exercise more.”
TODAY: MAKE SOME SMALL CHANGES.
Orson Welles, the Oscar winning actor, writer and director unfortunately also became known for his weight. But some advice from his doctor will work for you. He said: “Stop having a dinner for four unless there are three other people there with you.” Keeping your portions smaller is an easy first step to losing weight. It will also train you to think more about what you eat and make some better choices.
- Start by using a smaller plate.
- Don’t fill it to overflowing.
- Never have seconds.
- When you get full DON’T KEEP EATING.
You CAN leave food on the plate. Nobody will yell at you if you do. But if you keep eating too much, I’ll raise Kane!
TODAY: START EATING SMALLER PORTIONS OF EVERYTHING.
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August 25, 2010 6:05 am | 
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