Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Slim any extras

With Thanksgiving over and Christmas on the way, many of you may want to shed a few extra pounds before the Holidays roll around. Especially with that Christmas party invitation hanging on your refrigerator and that cute dress hanging in your closet. Does it still fit? Well I hope so, but if not I am going to let you in on 10 ways to lose weight fast just for this reason.


1. Make your own meals:
Counting calories is one way to lighten up but preparing your own meal will help you control portion sizes. Avoid salt and those bloating carbs. The meal is on you, everything is your choice. Try steaming instead of frying or sautéing.

2. Slim the portions:
An average restaurant plate may contain several servings of an item. This can easily add up to a day’s amount of calories. That’s a lot. Instead, limit yourself to one serving of those carb-heavy foods such as bread or pasta. A typical serving of pasta is about the size of a tennis ball and a serving of meat is the size of a deck of cards.

3. Eat Healthy Salads:
Avoid adding a lot of dressing to your salad. Instead add a small amount of a low-fat salad dressing. Try to avoid croutons, bacon bits, and salads served in a taco shell.

4. Add an extra workout:
Extend your workout by ten minutes or add an extra workout or two each week. This will help boost your metabolism. This can also help you shed water and obtain more energy.

5. Shake the salt:
Get rid of a bloated stomach by decreasing your salt intake. Keep in mind that many processed foods contain a lot of salt.


6. Lighten up your liquids:
Many drinks such as coffee drinks, soda, and sports drinks are just calorie-wasters. Avoid drinking those empty calories. Drink plenty of water… NO CALORIES!


7. Can the Carbs:
Beat the bulk by easing up of those foods loaded with carbs. Carbs indeed give you energy but in return they make you retain water. Instead, eat plenty of low-carb foods.


8. Skip the Spirits:
Avoid drinking calories. Hold off on the alcohol until you are in your party dress.


9. Try a Diuretic Drink:
Try a cranberry-based diet drink to help you shed some of that unwanted water weight.


10. Dine out lighter:
Making just a few substitutions to your order can easily cut calories. Hold the mayo and cheese on your sandwich or order thin crust pizza.


Try these diet tips and see if your party dress fits just in time for that party. I can’t say if any of these work or not. They wouldn’t be posted on the internet if some doctor didn’t have a clue what they were talking about. Hope they work for you though.

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