Dieting Alternative 6: Sweeten Things With Fruit Juice
Day 6 Alternative: Rather than reaching for sugar to sweeten food, reach for condensed fruit juice. You can create your own condensed fruit juice by simmering fresh or frozen strawberries, raspberries,...
View ArticleDieting Alternative 7: Switch The Dip
Day 7 Alternative: If you’re throwing a party, offer a salt-water solution in addition to caloric vegetable dips, such as ranch dressing. Salt-water solutions can have less sodium than many vegetable...
View ArticleWeight Loss Tip: Stay In Motion
Burn calories and work out by not standing still when doing things that require standing for an extended period, such as cooking, brushing your teeth, or ogling your image in a mirror. You can dance,...
View ArticleWeight Loss Tip: Play With Your Pets
Burn calories, have fun, and enrich your pets’ lives by playing with them regularly. For example, if you’re busy, set aside a short block of time – such as 15 minutes – to toss and sprint after a ball...
View ArticleWeight Loss Tip: Build On Motivation
If you’d like to increase your amount of exercise but are finding it difficult to drum up the will, start small and gradually build on that. For example, create a walking plan that begins with a single...
View ArticleHide The Elevators, Highlight The Stairs
Employers, want to reduce electrical costs and facilitate employee health and weight loss? Make elevators difficult to find. (No joke! We’ve found a company where accessing elevators is like navigating...
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Make dieting easier by storing the bad (but yummy!) stuff (a) in out-of-the-way places in which a lot of effort is necessary to access the bad stuff, or (b) behind the good (but not so yummy) stuff.
View ArticleA Dieter’s Delight: Freeze Dried Fruit
Freeze dried fruit make excellent dessert substitutes. If unsweetened, a large mass of the fruit contain fewer calories than a single serving of common desserts. For example, two cups of freeze dried...
View ArticleInfuse Life Into Your Water
Create refreshing, light, low-calorie drinks by infusing fruit essence in water. While this concept is old, it’s often taken no further than squeezing a lemon or lime wedge over a glass of water....
View ArticleReturn To The Table To Lose Weight
Are you striving – and struggling – to lose weight? Do you tend to eat anywhere other than at a table? Do you prefer to multitask or enjoy distractions while you eat? (Be honest, do you eat at your...
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