My Diet Tips
@pure_pinklaydee (827)
February 11, 2007 1:01pm CST
Just though I would share a few small changes I made which have made a big difference. Even if there not all for you just one of them can make a change.
-swap junk food snacks for fruit, might sound boring but fruits like berries are delicious
-make your portions sizes sligthly smaller each time you eat a meal, you'd be suprised about how much excess food you eat and how less can still fill you up
-if you use sugar swap it for sweetners- I saved 200 calories a day this way
-instead of eating lunch and dinner have 1 big meal at around 4pm
-eat a filling breakfast- this will stop you snacking
-do 30 mins excercise every other day if you don't usually excercise then build it up
-don't go on strict or fad diets- you'll never be able to keep them up
-aim for slow steady weight loss- about 2 pounds a week, this is healthy and maintainable
Hope this helps :)
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@fieryeyedwriter (614)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I think you gave some great tips! If you don't mind, I think I will add a couple of my own.
- give yourself one day that you can have a treat! If I have done good all week long, then Sunday I allow myself a little sugar or something special. I don't gourge myself, but one day with a little treat makes it easier to tolerate the week!
- find a low calorie treat (100 calorie packs have some great snacks.) and allow yourself to indulge during the week.
- drink a full glass of water before a meal. It helps to fill you up so that you won't be tempted to overeat!
Those are just a few of the tips that I use for myself. They seem to be helping!
@weemam (13372)
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11 Feb 07
THanks for all the tips pure , they really are good , My problem is keeping to them but I am improving every day xx
@simran1430 (1790)
• India
12 Feb 07
Once again, it’s all about calories. You can eat three times a day or six times a day, as long as you have the same caloric intake. However, you should have at least three meals a day. That structures your daily eating, so don’t become too hungry. And if you eat six times a day, you won’t be having six full meals.
@jwfarrimond (4473)
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11 Feb 07
All good advice. Though as someone who has always been able to eat whatever I wanted without putting weight on, not really relevant to me :)
