Expert tips to get thin and stay that way

Make them a part of your daily life and get healthier – and thinner!

(1) See a doctor or a nutritionist find out the number of calories you need to eat a day to lose weight—and to maintain your weight. If you don’t know this, you don’t really know how much you can eat. You can also look online or get one of the many books on nutrition to figure out your specifics.

(2) Weigh yourself first thing in the morning, before coffee. When you weigh yourself, take off everything, even your watch, and earrings. Some nutritionists and doctors say not to weigh yourself daily, but how else do you know how you did yesterday? And what you need to do today?

(3) Eat whole grains for breakfast. Oatmeal with cinnamon and skim milk is very filling.

(4) Buy a little food diary or use the free iPhone app, “Lose It.” Record everything you eat. “If you nibble, you have to scribble,” is what I learned in Weight Watchers.

(5) Calculate your calories as they occur. Don’t wait until the end of the day or you may have gone over your limit.

(6) Measure everything you eat in measuring cups or with a scale—blueberries, salmon, etc.

(7) Don’t let fattening foods enter your home, and you won’t be tempted. Walking around with a cart in a grocery store is when you have to be most disciplined.

(8) Buy small packs if you can’t control yourself. For example, buy ice cream sandwiches instead of a box of ice cream or snack boxes of raisins instead of a large container.

(9) Workouts for women it’s said that people who consume 100 to 1,400 milligrams of calcium a day actually lose more weight. You need to consume calcium to keep bones strong anyway, so this is another motivator. It’s hard to get enough without supplements, so try the chocolate ones! Just count the calories.

(10) If you receive a fattening gift—cookies, chocolates, brownies—pack it up and bring it to the office, or give it to the next person you run into.

(11) If you don’t know what to have for dinner, make a dish of roasted veggies: Brussels sprouts, eggplant, asparagus, onions, red pepper with a couple of teaspoons of olive oil at 400 degrees for a half hour.

(12) Move your body every day. If you can’t do a proper workout, then, at least, walk to a place you would normally drive. Or walk up and down steps instead of taking an elevator at work or home.

(13) If you haven’t a clue what to eat for lunch, boil an egg or two.

(14) Next time you reach for a diet cola, ask yourself, “Would I be just as satisfied with a glass of water?”

(15) Don’t eat when you’re sitting in front of the TV or computer. You’ll lose track of what’s going into your mouth.

[Source: http://healthifyme.com/blog/expert-tips-to-get-thin-and-stay-that-way/]