If we keep cutting calories every opportunity we have, the rewards will no doubt be in our favor. As discussed in the past, our weight loss program must not only be restricted to exercises. The least calories consumed means less work to burn it off. Here are a couple of tips.
Cut 100 calories … on your snack break
* Drink sparkling water instead of soda.
* Move your stash of Hershey’s Kisses at least 6 feet away from your desk—you’ll dip in half as often.
* Drain the heavy syrup from your can of fruit cocktail and then rinse the fruit with water before digging in.
* Have 1/2 cup of fresh grapes instead of that little snack box of raisins.
* Lay off the Lay’s Classic potato chips and have a handful of Rold Gold pretzels.
* Munch on a bag of Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop Kettle Korn, not Movie Theater Butter flavor.
* Chase down the ice-cream truck for a Good Humor vanilla sandwich, not a King Cone.
* Satisfy a crunch craving with baby carrots, not potato chips.
Cut 100 calories … when you’re not cooking
* Request the lemon chicken with white rice, not fried.
* Skip the crunchy noodles with your bowl of wonton soup.
* Ask for an order of Szechuan Shrimp instead of your usual General Tso’s.
* Choose the pasta with 1/2 cup of marinara instead of 1/2 cup of Alfredo sauce.
* Indulge your inner carnivore with beef stroganoff, not meat lasagna.
* Go with the baked potato (butter only), not the mashed, as your side of choice.
* Dip your dinner roll in marinara sauce instead of olive oil.
* Avoid anything breaded. Flour and bread crumbs not only add calories but also absorb more cooking oil.
* Pop 12 pieces of sashimi and 1/3 cup of edamame, not 12 pieces of spicy tuna roll.
Sources:- Sanford Siegel, D.O., founder, the Cookie Diet; Heidi Skolnik, M.S., co-author, The Reverse Diet; Allan Borushek, R.D., author, CalorieKing’s 2009 Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter (Family Health Publications, 2008); Jeff Halevy, fitness coach and personal trainer, New York City
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