Smartest Diet Tips

No need to join Gym for rigorous exercise neither to be starve to hunger to get the desired figure. Your smartness is one step away. Follow these simple tips...

1. Add just one fruit or veggie serving daily. Get comfortable with that, then add an extra serving until you reach 8 to 10 a day.

2. Eat at least two serving of these fruit or veggie servings at every meal.

3. Resolve never to surprise your food portions unless you want to surprise your clothes.

4. Make eating purposeful, not mindless. Whenever you put food in your mouth, peel it,
unwrap it, plate it an sit. Engage all of your senses, in the pleasure of nourishing your body.

5. Start eating a big break fast, as it helps you to consume less calories in the day ahead by less feel
of hunger.

6. Make sure your plate is half veggies or fruits at both lunch and dinner along with other half.

7. Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant meal has 1000 to 2000 calories, not including the appetizers, desserts, bread and beverages.

8. When dining out, make it automatic. Order one dessert to be shared rather than the variety of
servings.

9. Use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate.

10. See what you eat, plate your food instead of eating out of the jar or bag.

11. Eat the low-cal items on your serving first, then graduate. Start with salads, veggies, broth or soup, eat meats and starch in last. By the time you get to them, you'll be full enough to be content with smaller portions of high-calorie choices.

12. Instead of whole milk, switch to 1 percent. If you drink one 8-oz glass a day, you'll lose 5 1b in a year.

13. Juices have many calories, ounce for an ounce as a soda. Set a limit of one 8-oz glass fruit juice a day.

14. Get calories from the food you can chew, not beverages. Have fresh fruit instead of the fruit juice.

15. Keep a food journal. It really works wonders

16. Follow the famous Chinese saying " Eat until you are eight-tenths full" In other words don't eat tummy-full.

17. Use Mustard instead of Mayonnaise.

18. Take more soups. The non creamy ones are more filling and low-cal.

19. Cut back or cut out caloric drinks like sodas, sweet tea, lemonade etc. People have lost weigh by making just this one change. If you have a 20-oz bottle of any cola drink every day, switch to the diet versions of the brand. You should lose 25 lb in a year. Not bad!

20. Take your home-made lunch to work rather than nibbling into the commercially manufactured food in your canteen or cafe.

21. Always sit while eating.

22. Dilute your Juices with water. It'll reduce the calorie in take without affecting the taste buds.

23. Prefer to eat at home, most of the time. Home made food is not only Clean but also less- fattening, as it doesn't contain artificial flavors and sauces.

24. Remember, controlling your diet is the key, not starving yourself.