Diet Tips \,,/


tip 1 - A diet is always temporary ,plan to change your  eating habits permanently by making sensible changes that you can live with. .Remember , it took years to add those extra pounds ; they wont  come off overnight.

tip2 - Keep out  raw vegetables in your refrigerator . They are low in calories and great foe snacking.Eat a few pieces a half-hour before you sit down to lunch or dinner to cut your appetite.

tip3 - Skip the elevator .Prefer climbing the stairs instead of using elevator because climbing stairs burns calories .If you are going up four stories or less,walk

tip4- Add a big salad to your dinner.This is particularly important .if you plan to eat semi frozen entree for your evening meal .Without the salad you will feel hungry later 

tip5- Use smaller plates for meals .Your portion will look bigger .Satisfy your stomach.

tip6- Dont food-shop when hungry .Shop for food after a meal so you wont be as tempted by goodies in the super-market

tip7- Buy low fat dairy products .When buying milk ,cottage cheese and yogurt ,look for products with 2% (or less ) butterfat.

tip8- Skip the cocktail.If you are going to have a drink before dinner, make it white wine spritzer .

tip9-Brown bag your lite lunch.Use the money you save to reward your-self with a new item of clothing. (Buying it one size smaller as an incentive)

tip10-Dont snack by the light of the TV .For some unknown reason ,whole bags of snacks can disappear this way.

tip11- Lite onions .Instead of using oil,saute onions in a non-stick pan with a little white wine. You will save 120 calories for each tablespoons of oil you eliminate from a recipe.

tip12- Use oils with lots of flavour .If you use oil on your salad ,try Sesame ,Olive ,Walnut or another full-flavored oil,A small amount will go a long way.

 















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