Are you fed up of diet tips given out from someone with obviously infinite money and time? For a few of us, it might not be possible to spend half of our weekend creating carefully portioned meals for the rest of the workweek, or financially possible to purchase all our meals packaged in exactly the correct servings. And there are those of us who can't bare the thought of having to weigh food to achieve 'the best portion sizes'. Here are 10 genuine diet tips for everyone else.
1. Planning to eat out? Restaurant portions tend to be big, and if it is in front of us, we tend to eat it. If it's possible, order from the kid's menu, where portions are more reasonably sized.
2. Keep healthy snacks around and easily accessible. A bowl of fruit on the kitchen table, a container of celery or carrot sticks in the refrigerator, or a couple of pop-open cans of fruit salad in your desk at work will help you grab for something healthy when those first hunger pains begin. In other words, you'll be more likely to grab something low-calorie and good for you if it's easy to eat.
3. Substitute canned vegetables for frozen. Canned veggies tend to be high in sodium, which you don't need, and low in real nutrition, which you do. Buy economy size bags with zip closures to make it easy to pour out a single serving for a meal.
4. Buy a vegetable steamer. Steaming is one of the healthiest ways to cook vegetables. The food retains nearly all of its natural nutrients instead of leaching it out into the cooking water. Better yet, it makes them taste great - which means there is a better chance you'll eat them instead of filling up on fatty foods.
5. Don't ever eat when you are standing up. One of the easiest ways to sabotage your diet is if you 'eat without thinking'. Prepare your meal, take a seat and eat properly. You'll be less likely to eat without paying attention.
6. Spread your meals out. If you eat three meals a day, your body will store what it does not need at that moment. By adopting a 'grazing' habit, you will be able to keep your metabolism going throughout the day. 'grazing' habit, you'll keep your metabolism working throughout the day. Just have a small breakfast, a piece of fruit with crackers or toast at mid-morning, a light lunch and an 'after school snack' mid-afternoon. Just don't forget that you're breaking up the same amount of food into smaller meals, not ADDING more food into your daily diet.
7. Grab a fruit juice or flavored water instead of soda. Soda is nothing but empty calories. No nutrients, lots of sugar. Instead, grab a bottle of 100% fruit juice, or water flavored with a spritz of fruit.
8. Make sure you drink water. Even the FDA recommends at least 8 full 8 ounce glasses of water a day to keep your body working right. When you're dieting, you should drink even more.Water can help you to feel full, helps your body to digest food and also flushed out toxins from your system.
9. Exercise, join you local gym or train with friends. Try playing volleyball, taking a walk or spend half an hour doing something active at very least three times a week.
10. Skip the potato chips. Fatty snacks fried in hydrogenated oil like potato chips contribute fat and calories and not much else. Instead, grab a handful of dried fruit or a cup of yogurt for the same amount of calories and a lot more nutritional benefit.
1. Planning to eat out? Restaurant portions tend to be big, and if it is in front of us, we tend to eat it. If it's possible, order from the kid's menu, where portions are more reasonably sized.
2. Keep healthy snacks around and easily accessible. A bowl of fruit on the kitchen table, a container of celery or carrot sticks in the refrigerator, or a couple of pop-open cans of fruit salad in your desk at work will help you grab for something healthy when those first hunger pains begin. In other words, you'll be more likely to grab something low-calorie and good for you if it's easy to eat.
3. Substitute canned vegetables for frozen. Canned veggies tend to be high in sodium, which you don't need, and low in real nutrition, which you do. Buy economy size bags with zip closures to make it easy to pour out a single serving for a meal.
4. Buy a vegetable steamer. Steaming is one of the healthiest ways to cook vegetables. The food retains nearly all of its natural nutrients instead of leaching it out into the cooking water. Better yet, it makes them taste great - which means there is a better chance you'll eat them instead of filling up on fatty foods.
5. Don't ever eat when you are standing up. One of the easiest ways to sabotage your diet is if you 'eat without thinking'. Prepare your meal, take a seat and eat properly. You'll be less likely to eat without paying attention.
6. Spread your meals out. If you eat three meals a day, your body will store what it does not need at that moment. By adopting a 'grazing' habit, you will be able to keep your metabolism going throughout the day. 'grazing' habit, you'll keep your metabolism working throughout the day. Just have a small breakfast, a piece of fruit with crackers or toast at mid-morning, a light lunch and an 'after school snack' mid-afternoon. Just don't forget that you're breaking up the same amount of food into smaller meals, not ADDING more food into your daily diet.
7. Grab a fruit juice or flavored water instead of soda. Soda is nothing but empty calories. No nutrients, lots of sugar. Instead, grab a bottle of 100% fruit juice, or water flavored with a spritz of fruit.
8. Make sure you drink water. Even the FDA recommends at least 8 full 8 ounce glasses of water a day to keep your body working right. When you're dieting, you should drink even more.Water can help you to feel full, helps your body to digest food and also flushed out toxins from your system.
9. Exercise, join you local gym or train with friends. Try playing volleyball, taking a walk or spend half an hour doing something active at very least three times a week.
10. Skip the potato chips. Fatty snacks fried in hydrogenated oil like potato chips contribute fat and calories and not much else. Instead, grab a handful of dried fruit or a cup of yogurt for the same amount of calories and a lot more nutritional benefit.
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Before buying any diet plan online make sure you know the truth about diets . One that has been proven to work is the Biggest Loser Diet Plan. It has been tried and tested and you will see results if used properly.
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