| Losing weight can be a challenging and ultimately | | | | portion sizes. |
| rewarding experience that can help you look and | | | | 6. Eat more often - Eating low-fat, low calorie |
| feel your best. These tips can help you get | | | | snacks throughout the day will help keep your |
| started, so you can look and feel healthy and | | | | metabolism working, so that you burn more |
| more energetic in no time. | | | | calories. It will also help avoid binging at meals. |
| 1. Stay busy - Taking several five minute breaks | | | | 7. Go whole - Skip the processed foods and |
| in a day is just as effective as taking one thirty | | | | include whole grains in your diet. Go for foods that |
| minute break. You can easily fit a five minute | | | | are fresh and natural, since these foods are |
| walk into your busy day, and promote weight | | | | usually lower in fat and calories. |
| loss. | | | | 8. Invest in a food scale - Dieters often make the |
| 2. Take a snack break - Eating healthy snacks, | | | | mistake of not watching their portions. A food |
| like celery and carrot sticks, is a great way to | | | | scale will help you know exactly what goes into |
| keep your metabolism going, and to feel light and | | | | each serving and how much to eat. |
| fit. | | | | 9. Weigh weekly - Weighing yourself daily is not |
| 3. Drink up -Another way that you can stay | | | | the right way to keep track of your weight. |
| healthy and promote weight loss is to make sure | | | | Weigh yourself once a week is sufficient to tell |
| that you get your daily allowance of water. | | | | you how you are faring. |
| 4. Skip the beer -Alcohol is healthy in small | | | | 10. Don't Give Up! - Dieting can take weeks to |
| amounts, but do note that it contains significant | | | | show on the scale or on your waistline, since your |
| amounts of sugar as well especially in drinks like | | | | body has to adjust to the changes in food intake. |
| beer and wine. | | | | Keep exercising and eating right and you are |
| 5. Use smaller plates - This will ensure that you | | | | bound to see the desired results. |
| are not tempted to pile up and help you limit the | | | | |