Nutrition Is The Most Important Part of A Weight Loss Program

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May 9, 2012

Here are 25 simple tips that you can implement right away and get immediate results:

  1. Eat from smaller plates or bowls. The bigger the plate, the more you’ll eat.
  2. Eat more frequently and in smaller amounts. The longer you wait, the hungrier you become and the more you eat at each sitting.
  3. Increase your veggie variety to decrease boredom.
  4. Double the veggies at a restaurant instead of the potato or rice. It’s hard to get enough veggies, it’s easy to eat too much starch.
  5. Exercise during commercials. I know, it’s not nutrition related, but it’s easy to implement. The average American watches 2.7 hours of TV daily (I know, you’re different, you don’t watch TV…I hear that all the time). There’s an average of 20 minutes of commercials each hour. Exercise during the commercials and you’ll get 45 minutes done!
  6. Try a veggie burger. They’re pretty tasty!
  7. Use spinach in your salad
  8. Drink a large glass of water before each meal. It’ll help fill you up before the meal and you’ll eat less.
  9. Serve from the stove, not from the table. You’ll be less likely to go back for seconds
  10. Eat slower. Take your time and enjoy the meal. You’ll be less likely to go back for seconds when you take your time as well.
  11. Chew your food better. It aids digestion.
  12. Check the serving size. Check the serving size. Check the serving size.
  13. Make and take your lunch to work. You’ll make better food choices, you’ll eat less, and you’ll save a ton of money.
  14. Eat a real breakfast. A pop tart doesn’t count. Neither does the donut and/or cup of coffee.
  15. Use olive oil when cooking.
  16. Pack up half your meal at a restaurant before you begin eating. Restaurant portions are way too large, some of them can even account for a full day’s worth of calories or more!
  17. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store instead of the aisles. The good stuff is on the outside edges of the store. The processed stuff is in the aisles.
  18. Get salad dressing on the side and apply it yourself. You’ll monitor your intake much better.
  19. Fill half your plate with veggies. That leaves less room for the stuff that doesn’t help you get to your goals.
  20. Eliminate soda, sports drinks, and fancy coffee. We get 22% of our calories through drinks.
  21. Pay attention to sugar on the label. Low sugar is better.
  22. Eliminate white foods. White bread, white potatoes, etc.
  23. Keep track of everything you eat. If you don’t measure it, you’ll never know where you stand. On average, we underestimate the amount of calories we eat by 30% and overestimate the amount of calories we burn by 20%
  24. Have fruit as a snack instead of processed sugars
  25. Shop with a list. You’ll make better choices and again, you’ll save money.
  26. Get the kid size ice cream. Not the small, the kids size.

OK, so it’s 26. Consider the last one a bonus. Who doesn’t like ice cream?

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