11.
Go crazy on vegetables. Vegetables are your best bet when it comes
to losing pounds. Nature has a terrific spread when it comes to choosing
vegetables. And the leafy green vegetables are your best bet. Try to include a
salad in you diet always.
12.
Eat intelligently. The difference between man and beast is that we
are driven by intelligence while beasts are driven by instinct. Don’t just
eat something because you feel like eating it. Ask your self whether your body
really needs it.
13.
Watch what you eat. Keep a watchful eye on every thing that goes
in. Sometimes the garnishes can richer than the food itself.
Accompaniments too can be very rich. Remember that it is the easiest thing in the
world to eat something without realizing that it was something that you should
not have eaten. Selective memory you know…
14.
Control that sweet tooth. Remember that sweet things generally
mean more calories. It is natural that we have cravings for sweet things
especially chocolates and other confectionary. Go easy on theses things and
each time you consume something sweet understand that it is going to add on somewhere.
15.
Fix times to have meals and stick to it. Try to have food at fixed
times of the day. You can stretch these times by half an hour, but anything
more than that is going to affect your eating pattern, the result will
either be a loss of appetite or that famished feeling which will make you stuff
yourself with more than what is required the next time you eat.
16.
Eat only when you are hungry. Some of us have the tendency to eat
whenever we see food. We use parties as an excuse to stuff our
selves. Understand that the effect of a whole week of dieting can be
wasted by just one day’s party food. Whenever you are offered something to eat do
not decline it completely bit just break of a nibble so that you
appear to mind your manners and at the same time can watch your diet.
17.
Quit snacking in between meals. Do not fall for snacks in between
meals. This is especially true for those who have to travel a lot. They
feel that the only time they can get a bite to eat is snacks and junk food. The
main problem with most snacks and junk food is that they are usually
less filling and contain a lot of fat and calories. Just think about French
fries…tempting but terribly fattening.
18.
Snack on vegetables if you must. You might get the pangs of hunger
in between meals. It is something that you can very well control. Or
even better, try munching on carrots. They are an excellent way to
satisfy those hungry pangs and are good for your eyes and teeth. True, you might
end up being called Bugs Bunny, but its miles better to be called Bugs
Bunny than fatso.
19.
Go easy on tea and coffee. Tea and coffee are harmless by
themselves. It’s when you add the cream and sugar that they become fattening. Did
you know that having a cup of tea or coffee that has cream and at
least two cubes of sugar is as bad as having a big piece of rich chocolate
cake?
20.
Try to stick to black tea/coffee. Black tea or coffee can actually
be good for you. But personally I would like to recommend tea rather than
coffee. The caffeine in the coffee is not really good for you because it is an
alkaloid and can affect other functions of
your body like the metabolism.
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