Turn Off The TV
Turning off the television is a useful dieting techniques on so many levels. You have a much better chance of doing some moderate activity if you get off the couch. You are not subject to the very bad ads for junk food that get into your head and make you crave junk food. You can’t [...]
Be Mindful Of What Goes In Your Mouth
Ok, so how about this? You don’t start the diet you have been putting off endlessly. I know every time I think it is time to lose some weight, I reach for something fattening. Do this instead – just pay attention to what you are eating and how many calories it has. All packaged foods [...]
Determine the number of calories you need each day
I found a great website, that allows you to enter your weight, height, lifestyle (I.s. sedentary do you sit all day at your job?) to determine how many calories you need to each day to maintain your current body weight. If you buy a pedometer, you can figure out how many steps you take in [...]
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Think Of Food As The Enemy
Foods ads are designed to GET to you, make you want to run out and buy the food being advertised. Why don’t we think of this food, and the food companies that deliver these ads as the enemy! Think about how the company just wants your money, and because you give in to that, you [...]
The Urge To Snack
I am sitting at my desk working in my home office, and suddenly I really want to go in the kitchen and get a snack. I finished the candy my husband brought home, but the urge to snack is gnawing at me! I ate a late breakfast, so I am not hungry at all, in [...]
Your Stash Of Food At Work
Did you know that if you are right-handed and keep your office stash of food in a drawer on the right side of your desk, you are much more likely to keep reaching in and taking a handful to eat? The same is true for lefties with food in the left side drawers, of course. [...]
Handling Food Cravings
I just heard this on the radio. It turns out, if you have a craving for some food, if you wait for 10 -15 minutes, the intensity of the craving will lessen, or it may go away completely, so you skip eating whatever it is that you are craving. This is a really EXCELLENT tip, [...]
Mayo Clinic Study On Metabolism And Weight
A few years ago, Mayo Clinic researchers under the leadership of Dr. James Levine, coined a term – NEAT, which stands for non-exercise activity thermogenesis. In non medical terms, this means the amount of moving around people do aside from exercising on purpose. It turns out it is an important factor in who is thin [...]
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Wiggle And Shake
It has now been proven that fidgeters, you know, the people who shake their foot while sitting in a meeting, or can’t sit in a rocking chair without rocking, tend to be thinner. Even this small amount of activity, given our sedentary lifestyles, uses calories. So get in touch with your inner fidgeter and shake [...]
Get Out There And Walk (or something)
We know that we need to get out there and exercise, even short workouts are better than nothing. It makes you more healthy. But did you know that after you finish an aerobic workout, you burn calories at a higher level for a few hours? So the benefits last a lot longer than you realize. [...]