Tips
1.Eat breakfast! This gets your metabolism going.
2.Eat as slowly as you can. It takes your body around 30 minutes to realise it's full. Chew until the food dissolves in your mouth.
3.Become a vegan or vegetarian.
4.Eat in front of a mirror naked.
5.Count to 100 if you're having a craving. Hopefully it will go away.
6.Put your fork down between every bite.
7.Never eat past 7 pm.
8.Wear nail polish to hide the discolouring in your nails from lack of nutrients.
9.Take anti heartburn pills if you're really hungry. They neutralize the acid that builds up and makes you hungry.
10.Keep a bin near you when you eat. If you feel you are going to over eat, throw the rest of the food away.
11.Wear a rubber band around your wrist, snap it against your skin when you're tempted to eat.
12.Drink diet soda. It'll fill you up and only has 1 calorie.
13.Clean something gross, you'll lose your appetite.
14.Brush your teeth. The taste of toothpaste will be horrid with the taste of food.
15.Every calorie counts. When you're sitting, shake your leg, tap a pencil, never stop moving.
16.Drink a glass of water every hour, not only will it make your stomach feel full, it will also give you great hydrated skin. Cold water burns more calories, while warm water makes you feel full.
17.Throw away the foods you think you'll binge on.
18.When going out, only take out the amount of money that you'll need. Nothing extra. That way you won't be tempted to spend it on food.
19.Sitting up straight and having good posture burns 10% more calories than when you slouch.
20.If you feel like eating, eat negative calorie foods only.
21.Carry a picture of your favourite trigger everywhere you go.
22.Take a sip of water between every bite.
23.Stay cold. Your body burns more calories trying to warm you up.
24.If you're binging, don't swallow the food, spit it out.
25.Eat your meals on smaller plates.
26.Clench your butt all the time. Guys like a nice ass and you burn calories too.
27.Pro-plus are caffeine tablets which you can buy at most shops, no need for calorie infested coffee.
28.Get comfy in bed, being comfy means you won't want to get up to get food.
29.Use your mind. Think about what the food would look like in your stomach after you've eaten it.
30.Sabotage your food. Adding too much salt etc works great.
31.Go shopping and try on clothes that you wish you could fit in to.
32.Pinch all your fat and see how disgusting it is and then you'll think that if you eat you'll just add more to it.
33.If people start saying they're worried about your weight loss, get really upset and say how mad you get every time somebody comments on your skinny body. Complain a lot about how you wish you could gain weight so people will stop making rude comments.
34.If you eat, ONLY eat when people are watching.
35.Obesity is disgusting. Remember that.
36.Thinspiration is your best friend. You think you've lost weight? Trust me you haven't. Just check out the models online and you'll realise that.
37.Live by the scales. It's right and you're FAT.
38.Keep in mind - If your skinny friend eats a lot, that DOES NOT mean that you can do the same.
39.Learn to love that empty feeling in your stomach. Trust me you'll feel repulsed when it starts getting full again.
40.Watch what other people, especially fat people, eat and feel superior because they're feeding their bodies and getting fatter.
41.If you're hungry, spin around until you feel queasy.
42.Chew sugar free gum. It keeps your mouth busy!
43.If you eat, remember to sit down in the same place every day. Somewhere solitary; not in front of TV or computer. Eating in front of TV distracts you from your body's fullness signals, and you're more likely not to notice what you're eating.
44.A little envy is a good thing! Competition is a great mobiliser. If you're really hungry, buy a bag of low fat low cal hard candies. When you suck on them a lot your stomach will tell you that you are full.
45.If you feel like you want to eat, go to a friends house that you cannot just raid the fridge at.
46.When you get hunger pains, curl up in a ball. It really helps them go away.
47.Try eating something fatty but healthy, (like a banana) early in the day. For the rest of the day, when you want to eat, just remind you of the fatty food you ate earlier.
Fasting
Cleanses, fasting and elimination diets are often a good way to initiate a weight loss and detoxification regimen. By their very nature these regimens shift the metabolic balance of the body in favour of catabolism: decreased nutrient consumption, increased utilization of stored energy, and increased elimination. All of these regimens require a strict adherence to a particular choice of foods and/or beverages, and the vigilance needed to maintain this regimen teaches one to pay close attention to dietary habits. After, when the fast or cleanse has ended, it's easy to return to a broad selection of healthy foods and feel like you are really treating yourself. Another benefit of cleansing and fasting when starting a weight loss regimen are the fairly immediate and sometimes even dramatic results. This is quite often very encouraging and provides for a continued effort to follow through on one's weight loss goals. There are several different kinds of fasts or cleanses, and they can be broken down into three basic regimens: water fasting, juice fasting or eating a simple diet.
There are many different kinds of fruits and vegetables that can be juiced, but in order to avoid inducing reactive hypoglycemia, vegetable juices, which have a lower sugar content, are used in preference to fruit juices. Apples are to some extent an exception to this rule, as some of its long chain polysaccharides such as pectin slow it's digestion. Some of the most commonly juiced vegetables are carrot, beet, celery, cucumber and cabbage, but any number of other vegetables can be added, including herbs such as fresh cilantro, garlic, ginger, basil and parsley. Strong tasting vegetables or herbs should be used in lesser quantity in order to make the juice palatable. Also, if you plan on using any of the cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli) it's a good idea to include a little bit of ginger to prevent bloating and flatulence. A typical juice might be 4 large carrots, 1 beet, 1 medium cucumber, 2 stalks of celery, with parsley and basil to taste. Another juice that's a little sweeter is equal parts carrot and apple, with a finger of ginger thrown in for a little 'kick.' There are virtually endless combinations, allowing you to experiment with different tastes and colours. Typically, a juice fast can last anywhere from 3 to 7 days.
Diet Tips
Instead of eating the forbidden piece of candy, brush your teeth. If you're about to cheat, allow yourself a treat, then eat only half a bite and throw the other half away. When hunger hits, wait 10 minutes before eating and see if it passes. Set attainable goals. Don't say, "I want to lose 50 pounds." Say, "I want to lose 5 pounds a month." Get enough sleep but not too much. Try to avoid sugar. Highly sweetened foods tend to make you crave more.
Drink six to eight glasses of water a day. Water itself helps cut down on water retention because it acts as a diuretic. Taken before meals, it dulls the appetite by giving you that "full feeling." Diet with a buddy. Support groups are important, and caring people can help one another succeed. Start your own, even with just one other person.
Substitute activity for eating. When the cravings hit, go to the "Y" or health club if possible; or dust, or walk around the block. This is especially helpful if you eat out of anger.
If the pie on the counter is just too great a temptation and you don't want to throw it away, freeze it. If you're a late-night eater, have a carbohydrate, such as a slice of bread before bedtime to cut down on cravings. Keep an orange slice or a glass of water by your bed to quiet the hunger pangs that wake you up.
If you use food as a reward, establish a new reward system. Buy yourself a non-edible reward. Write down everything you eat - - everything - including what you taste when you cook. If you monitor what you eat, you can't go off your diet.
Weigh yourself once a week at the same time. Your weight fluctuates constantly and you can weigh more at night than you did in the morning, a downer if you stuck to your diet all day. Make dining an event. East from your own special plate, on your own special placemat, and borrow the Japanese art of food arranging to make your meal, no matter how meager, look lovely. This is a trick that helps chronic over-eaters and bingers pay attention to their food instead of consuming it unconsciously.
Don't shop when you're hungry. You'll only buy more fattening food. Avoid finger foods that are easy to eat in large amounts. Avoid consuming large quantities of fattening liquids, which are so easy to overdo. And this includes alcoholic beverages. Keep plenty of crunchy foods like raw vegetables and air-popped fat-free popcorn on hand. They're high in fiber, satisfying and filling. Leave something on your plate, even if you are a charter member of the Clean The Plate Club. It's a good sign that you can stop eating when you want to, not just when your plate is empty.
Lose weight for yourself, not to please your husband, your parents or your friends. Make the kitchen off-limits at any time other than mealtime. Always eat at the table, never in front of the TV set or with the radio on. Concentrate on eating every mouthful slowly and savoring each morsel. Chew everything from 10 to 30 times and count!
When eatting out
Select foods that are:
-Steamed (you cant go wrong with steamed veggies..and they are very filling, too!)
-Garden Fresh (especially salads!)
-Broiled
-Baked
-Roasted
-Poached
-Lightly sauteed or stir fried
FaSt FoOd FaCtS:
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Chick-Fil-A
-Stay away from the fries...a small waffle fries has 290 cal and 10 g fat
-A more healthy choice is a tossed salad, 80 cal and 4.5 g fat, but if you dont eat the cheese, you wont get all that fat!
-Instead of the fried chicken sandwich, have the grilled chicken, which, while it is high in cal, 280, only has 3 g fat, and has lots of protein
-The Chicken Caesar Salad, 240 cal, 10 g fat...but again, skip the cheese and reduce the fat!!
-A good choice is 1 cup of the Breat of Chicken Soup, which has only 110 cal, 1 g fat and 0 sugar!!
(From www.chick-fil-a.com)
Subway
-With their 7 subs with 6 grams of fat or less, this is a good place to eat, however, the bread has a Ton of Carbs...so, you can always just eat the meat, not the bread!!
-My Favorite, the 6" Turkey Breast Sub, has only 254 cal, and 3.5 g of fat
-The 6" Roasted Chicken Breast Sub, has only 311 cal and 6 g of fat
-If you must have your chips, go for the Baked Lays or the Wow Chips...NOT the original!!
(From www.subway.com)
Arbys
-If you have to have their famous Roast Beef, go with the Jr, which still has a gigantic 340 cal and 16 g fat
-Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, 200 cal, 6 g fat
-Caesar Side Salad, 85 cal, 4 g fat (remember, always get the dressing on the side, because that typically has a TON of fat)
-Off of the Lite menu, the grilled chicken has 280 cal and 5 g of fat and the roast turkey deluxe has 230 cal and 5 g fat...i recommend both of those, they are very good!!
-Yeah, their fries are good, but at 320 cal and 16 g of fat for a SMALL, are they really worth it!?!
(From www.Arbys.com)
