Lesson: Super Dieter!

Lesson I have learned: How to combine smart tips and tricks to become a super dieter!

You can have your cake and eat it too! Deprivation is not the way. Who can avoid yummy foods for the long haul. After avoiding tasty treats for weeks they just set up cravings that cause you to fall back into a diet pitt-fall. It is better to acknowledge your true nature and find a sensible way to enjoy yourself while dieting. I know that I love to snack on junk food in the evenings. I have my own private little party. I had to develop a strategy to still enjoy my evening snacks without packing on the pounds. Here is what worked for me.

1. Drink a ton of water throughout the day to keep real hunger at bay.
2. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables that are low in calories and high in fiber so that I stay fuller longer and have smaller calorie meals.
3. Eat smaller portions of carbs such as cereal and bread.
4. Eat a nice filling soup early in the day so that I am not to hungry later.
5. Eat a smart dinner, think low carb at night, save those carbs for your snacks!
6. Trade out the old junk for fun healthy alternatives.
7. Lighten the blow of the not so healthy stuff by having single size smaller portions.
8. Mix healthy stuff with smaller portions of the good stuff.

My snack profile:

yoplait gogurt 70
small single size chocolate/vanilla ice cream 100
popcorn 100
orange 62
whole wheat crackers 140
laughing cow cheese 35

Total 507 calories! The popcorn and fruit keep me full while I indulge my taste buds on the cheese and ice cream.

I can get away with snacking this way because my breakfast, lunch and dinner were so low in calories that I did not go over my 1400 limit. I ate smart things like salad, tuna, whole wheat bread, hummus, grapes, oranges.

CLM