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Don’t shop for food when you are hungry. If you are hungry
when you are shopping, you will be more likely to buy foods
that are not on your grocery list. So be aware of your
craving and don’t shop when you are hungry.
Brush your teeth after dinner to prevent you from evening
snacking.
Playing just one sport or performing just one type of
exercise is likely to strengthen certain muscles at the
expense of others, leaving some tendons and ligaments
weaker and thus more vulnerable to injury.
For example, shin splints a common running injury that
causes pain in the front of the lower leg are often the
result of the imbalance between the [...]
Carry a piece of paper folded up or an index card in your pocket, purse or wallet and write down everything you eat during the day.
Look up the foods in a reference book at home in the evening and add up the calories actually consumed. This is a great learning tool.
You don’t have to do [...]
Cellulite is caused by fat deposits that build up like
little marshmallows under the skin and cause a dimpled
effect or cottage cheese appearance. Fibrous tissues
connect your skin to a deeper layer, creating the pockets
of fat cells. When these fat cells grow in size, they cause
a dimpling effect on your skin.
Cellulite forms mainly around your stomach, hips, [...]
Crunches
Lay down on a mat on the floor, bending your knees slightly so your feet are flat on the floor. Curling your hands behind your head, slowly lift your shoulders off the mat, squeezing your abdominal muscles with each raise.
Be sure not to pull your neck upwards; rather, make it a natural, smooth-flowing motion. Lift [...]
Eat 2 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain bars instead of 2 Kellogg’s
Pop-Tarts.
Fix 1 cup of turkey chili with beans rather than regular
chili with no beans.
Snack on 2 ounces of oven-baked potato chips instead of
regular potato chips
Replace 1 large flour tortilla with 1 six-inch corn
tortilla.
In the theater, on a bus, or during a meeting, sit with your lower back against a chair, then press your two legs tightly together as if they were one for as long as possible.
To increase your walking speed, take longer strides rather than shorter, quicker steps. By lengthening your pace you’re using more [...]
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.
Eat from your own special plate, on your own special placemat, arranging everything
to make your meal, [...]
Be sure to take Chitosan or fiber tablets before your main meal. Naturally aids the body in absorbing less fat, and creates a feeling of fullness while helping to keep your
system regular.
Fiber is excellent for weight loss and healthy too. Not only does it make you feel full, it encourages bowel evacuation which cleans out [...]
Replace butter or margarine with butter buds or fat-free buttery spreads. These are really good and you won’t feel deprived.
Cut 100 calories a day (replace that candy bar with an orange and banana) and lose a pound a month.
Sweeten with spice. Add spices like cinnamon and vanilla to desserts versus sugar.
Protein powder, especially the kind made from milk and eggs can be a convenient way to add protein to a diet when you can’t sit down and grab a meal, but it’s not quite the same as eating eggs or meat.
There are lots of substances that contribute to good health that are found naturally in
foods. [...]
Buy an outfit two sizes too small and every time you are
tempted to eat, try it on and take a very long look in the
mirror.
Mind what you eat: too often, we eat without even noticing
or appreciating the food. Think about your last meal. Can
you recall what you had, or if you enjoyed it? Try to [...]
