Helen’s Diet Blog

1. De-automate your housework, so that your body works harder. Wash clothes and dishes, clean house using broom and cook your own food.
2. Learn to say “No, when others offer you sweets or ask you to join them after you have had your meal.
3. Tell about your weight-loss planning to all family members and friends and seek their guidance and vigil when you have your meals or miss exercise routine.
4. Develop a busy schedule. Dance or play golf, go out for bowling or boating. Indulge in any outdoor activity that you enjoy, and not just sit idle at home or watch television. Remember, you can burn more calories per hour by playing or walking outdoors than playing cards.
5. When out of home, drink no-calorie water instead of alcoholic beverages. Punish yourself by burning all calories that you gained when you failed to meet your weight loss goals.
6. Utilize the time during television commercial breaks to exercise. This way you can reduce your chances of going into kitchen and getting something or the other to munch.
7. Do you know that colors are believed to stimulate hunger? So, avoid using intense colors such as violet, bright yellow, or lime green. These colors stimulate your appetite. Avoid using wooden plates, and invest in plates with darker colors. You tend to eat less food in such plates.
8. Always follow a fixed dining schedule. Leave the table as soon as you have finished your meal, else you may end up eating much more than you should.
9. Have only smaller portions of meal and opt for steamed vegetables and fish at least once a day to avoid unnecessary oil and calories.
10. Never skip meals, as you tend to overeat later. While having food, always chew each bite at least ten times to enjoy its real taste and eat slowly.