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13. Move
during commercials. If
you walk around, march in place or do simple calisthenics, you'll
burn at least 100 calories in two hours.
14. Stretch
that soda. Instead of drinking an entire 20-ounce bottle
of soda, fruit juice or other sweetened beverage at one time, make
it last for 21/2 servings (as the label states). Dilute it with water
or seltzer if you need to drink more.
15. Build
brawn. Adding two pounds of muscle means that your body,
at rest, will burn an extra 100 calories a day, since muscle is many
times more metabolically active than fat. That's why muscular people
can eat more than the rest of us, with less weight gain.
17. Clean
up. Thirty minutes of tidying up equals 100 calories.
Soon you'll be tossing out the clothes that are too big for you.
18. Eat
some good bugs. Yogurt is one of the healthiest foods you
can eat, but flavored yogurt can be loaded with sugar calories. Choose
plain, nonfat yogurt or artificially sweetened containers over fruit-flavored
and you can save up to 100 calories per 8-ounce serving.
19. Eat
your fruit fresh, not dried. Snack on 10 grapes instead
of a mini box of raisins and you'll save yourself 100 calories.
20. Try
the sundae diet. Have a sundae every day and lose weight
by substituting fruit for ice cream. You'll save at least 140 calories
by going for the berries - even more if you're subbing them for premium
ice cream.
21. Walk
a dog - even your neighbor's. You'll burn about 6.5 calories
per minute - or 130 calories during a 20-minute walk.
22. Have
a salad before lunch. New research shows that someone who
eats a large salad before a meal consumes 125 fewer calories during
that meal. Add a salad to every lunch and lose 12 pounds in a year!
23. Eat
first, shop later. Think of today's supermarkets and specialty
markets as goodie factories with samples galore. Eat before shopping
so you can avoid the temptation of tasting the samples. It will also
help you from bringing home no-no items.
24. Don't
drown your salad. Swap your regular bottled dressing for
fat-free and save over 100 calories per two-tablespoon serving.
25. Nosh
lightly. Much on 2 ounces of baked potato or tortilla chips
instead of their fried full-fat counterparts. Each 2-ounce nosh will
save you 100 calories.
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