Content tagged with “Diet” (Page 3)

Diet Challenge Tip 20: Ditch the Top Slice of Bread
Tip 20: Ditch the Top Slice of Bread. Opting for an open-face sandwich instantly erases 100 calories. Choose whole-...

Diet Challenge Tip 19: Pack Your Snacks with Protein and Fiber
Tip 19: Pack Your Snacks with Protein and Fiber. Protein and fiber are both especially satisfying—they help keep you...

Diet Challenge Tip 18: Breakfast Like a Champ
Tip 18: Breakfast Like a Champ. Research shows dieters are more successful at losing weight—and keeping it off—when...

Diet Challenge Tip 17: Have Some Yogurt
Tip 17: Have Some Yogurt. Of all foods it’s the most closely linked with weight loss, according to a recent Harvard...

Diet Challenge Tip 16: Spend 30 Minutes a Day Running, Swimming or Biking
Tip 16: Spend 30 Minutes a Day Running, Swimming or Biking. Need some motivation? Just 30 minutes of exercise every day...

Soup or sandwich: what’s the best lunch for weight loss?
If you’re trying to lose weight, chances are you’re spending more time thinking about every food choice you...

How your slow cooker can help you with your resolutions
Resolved: I will lose weight, save money and be healthier in 2012. Sound familiar? If you made even just one of these...

Diet Challenge Tip 15: Gulp Water
Tip 15: Gulp Water. People who downed two cups of water before meals lost more weight than those who didn’t in one 2010...

Diet Challenge Tip 14: After a Slip-Up, Repeat This Mantra
Tip 14: After a Slip-Up, Repeat This Mantra. After a slip-up, repeat this mantra: Back on track, stat. That way, you...

Diet Challenge Tip 13: Get 8 Hours of Sleep
Tip 13: Get 8 Hours of Sleep. There’s a reason they call it beauty sleep. Being sleep-deprived can affect your judgment...

Diet Challenge Tip 12: Use an Oversized Fork
Tip 12: Use an Oversized Fork. A University of Utah study found that bigger bites lead to eating less. Research also...

Diet Challenge Tip 11: Estimate Portions Using This Handy Guide
Tip 11: Estimate Portions Using This Handy Guide. You’re keeping track of what you eat in your food journal—right?—but...

Diet Challenge Tip 10: Dine on Dainty Plates
Tip 10: Dine on Dainty Plates. As serving sizes have increased, so have plate sizes—and seeing appropriately sized...

Diet Challenge Tip 9: Make Half Your Plate Veggies
Tip 9: Make half your plate veggies Make your plate look like this. 1) Fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables...

Diet Challenge Tip 8: Schedule in Exercise
Tip 8: Schedule in exercise Diet is only half of the weight-loss equation. To burn fat, you need to get moving. In the...

3 healthy ingredients of a get-skinny lunch
Just as breakfast gives me a much-needed energy boost in the morning, eating lunch fuels the second half of my day...

10 tricks to make losing weight easier
To successfully lose weight and keep it off, eating well and exercising are key—the “secret,” of...

How to beat winter weight gain
Here’s a depressing piece of information: Americans put on half of our annual weight gain between Thanksgiving...

6 resolutions you should make in 2012
The new year is around the corner and chances are you’re starting to think about what resolutions to make in 2012...

Diet Challenge Tip 7: Make A Meal Plan.
Tip 7: Make a meal plan. Don’t get derailed when a sudden hunger attack leaves you unprepared. Plan your meals and...

Diet Challenge Tip 6: Go Grocery Shopping.
Tip 6: Go grocery shopping. Stock up on healthy foods now for the week ahead. If you have the basic ingredients on hand...

Diet Challenge Tip 5: Weigh Yourself and Log Your Progress.
Tip 5: Weigh yourself and log your progress. The age-old advice to step on the scale at least once a week boosts pound-...

Diet Challenge Tip 4: Count Calories.
Tip 4: Count calories. We know that obsessively counting calories can take the fun out of food, but we also know that...

Diet Challenge Tip 3: Calculate Your Daily Calorie Goal
Tip 3: Calculate your daily calorie goal. Weight loss essentially comes down to calories in vs. calories out—and out...

Diet Challenge Tip 2: Set A Date.
Tip 2: Set a date. Your class reunion, your niece’s wedding, that midwinter beach vacation: setting a goal that’s very...