QuickTips Index - page 2

Don't Buy in Bulk
When you buy in bulk, you eat in bulk. Buy smaller cartons and boxes and you will eat less of them. If you are trying to save money, repackage large boxes into smaller containers. It is just too easy to pour a lot of food out of a big box.

Avoid Short, Wide Glasses
You can trick your brain into thinking it has had more to drink by using tall, skinny glasses. These glasses give an optical illusion that they hold more than short, wide glasses.

Avoid Diets and Make Real Change
For our long-term health, many of us need to what and how we eat. Diets, quick fixes and other programs lead people into making temporary (and often very difficult) changes, usually resulting in a return to unhealthy behaviors. Instead, take change slowly, making one each week.

Drink No Calories
Maintaining a healthy weight and choosing quality foods is essential to healthy aging and longevity. What we drink can add to hundreds of calories everyday. Many weight loss approaches fail because they do not pay enough attention to liquid calories. Spend a week reducing these calories and you may save thousands a month.

Taste Your Craving, Then Pause
Cravings can undermine the most disciplined meal planning. Slow down your cravings by setting a 'pause point' where you check to make sure you still want the food.

Leave Food on Your Plate
Cleaning your plate at every meal is a habit that will put extra calories into your body. Learn to listen to your body and your common sense in deciding when you are satisfied, then stop. Don't worry about finishing off the last few bites. Leave food behind on your plate and you will leave calories behind too.

Serve Yourself a Little Less Each Meal
If you could reduce our calories by 20 percent each day, you could lose weight and still feel satisfied. Start by dishing out 20 percent less food at each meal. You could save thousands of calories per week.

Put Your Fork Down Between Bites
Almost everyone eats too fast. Slow down your eating and you will eat less and choose better foods.

Trick Your Brain By Chewing More
Chewing food more not only aids digestion and slows down our eating, it also helps us to feel more satisfied with the amount of food we eat. So give your food a few extra chews and trick yourself into feeling full with less.

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