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Minimise your portions.
It is important to keep an eye on your portion sizes. Most serving sizes are no bigger than 1 cup or one of your fists in actual size. If you find that you have too much on your plate then halve it, particularly when you are a restaurant. What works well in restaurants is to only order entre size meals. Remember, half the battle of losing weight is recognizing the problem and being consciously accountable for what goes into your mouth!
Eat before you go to a party to avoid the temptation of party foods.
Before going out and socializing with your friends, it is always a good idea to have a full stomach before you venture out the front door. This can either be in the form of a meal, for example your normal dinner, a protein shake with 1 teaspoon of physillim husk added preferably to light soy or skim milk that way you will definitely feel satiated and won't want to touch those scrumptious nibbles. Or do it in Scarlet O'Hara style and cook yourself a serving of mashed sweet potato; apparently this is how she kept her 18inch waist. Sweet potatoes are full of nutrients, have virtually no fat are complex carbohydrates and of course, you guessed it! Low in calories only 117 calories in a 4 ounce (113 grams) serve and are great for controlling weight! Now how good is that?
If you drink, aim for 3 straight alcohol-free days a week.
Alcohol has 7 calories to every gram, which can certainly add up if you go on a binge drinking night!!! Along with all the other associated risk factors to your health that accompany drinking. The most common of the risk factors is linked directly to over-consumption - heart disease, insomnia, memory problems, infertility, excessive weight gain, gout, and birth defects. Hmmmreasons why you might just consider giving up or seriously cutting down on your consumption.
If you must drink then try limiting it to Friday or Saturday nights, and try to avoid having mixed cocktails, try light beers and perhaps a glass or two of favourite red wine as this is full of antioxidants
