What Do You Have to Lose? An 8-Step Weight-Loss Plan
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- Adapt and Adjust
- Promote Social Change
- Eat Healthy
- Write Your Way to Success
- Do the Math
- Find Your Zone
- Get Moving
- Celebrate Your Success Every Day
- Daily Intake Calorie Chart
- Real Women Success Stories
Promote Social Change
Step 2: Promote Social Change
Happy hour, girls' night out, office goodies...food is a big part of our social lives. To stay on track, prep your peeps for the switches you're about to make.
- "Have a serious heart-to-heart with friends and family before you start, and be specific about what you need," says Tara Gidus, RD, a nutritionist in Orlando and a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "For example, tell them not to give you chocolates as gifts." At work, ask colleagues to designate an out-of-the way place for candy, cookies, and other tempting treats, rather than putting them in areas you can't avoid.
- "Mix up the way you have fun," says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, a nutritionist in New York City and an ADA spokesperson. Instead of Friday-night happy hour, take a tennis lesson with your pals.
- Be smarter about eating out. Dinner at your favorite restaurant? Go for it! But choose your food carefully. "Split an entree, or order an appetizer and a salad as your meal," says Taub-Dix.
Next: Eat Healthy
