Diet Tips

I’ve looked at loads of diet web-sites and all their tips seem to be the same. They all make sense too. So I’ve put together a list of the 20 of the most common and the most useful. Making small changes in your eating habits can help you dramatically.

20 Diet tips

1) Three meals a day (don’t skip breakfast).
2) Eat fruit between meals as healthy snacks instead of crisps.
3) Drink more water (if cold body use calories to heat water up).
4) Treat yourself at the weekend.
5) Keep a diet diary if still putting on load of weight, make a note of what you eat.
6) Join a slimming group if you need support.
7) Switch from sugar to sweetener.
8) Switch from half-fat to skimmed milk.
9) Switch to low fat fizzy drinks.
10) Exercise at least twice during the week.
11) Set yourself realistic targets.
12) If drinking have spirit with low calorie mixer (gin and tonic only 55 cals).
13) Cut down on caffeine.
14) If having Chinese then have plain boiled rice not special fried.
15) If you give into temptation then start again tomorrow don’t give up!
16) Don’t have Nan bread and rice with your curry.
17) Get into the habit of not having biscuits or cakes unless it’s a special occasion and then only have one.
18) Go for a walk at weekend or during lunch hours.
19) Include more vegetables.
20) Give up pastry.

Remember low fat food can taste great. So experiment with recipes and if you find ones you like then stick with them. You are bound to try ones you don’t like just try another instead.