7 Mental Tricks That Shed Pounds

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Don't Waste It!

THE LOGIC: Leaving food on my plate (or my kids') means throwing it away -- not good home economics!

It's a message we hear our whole lives: You don't waste perfectly good food when there are kids starving in Africa! But nibbling the cold mac-and-cheese off your 4-year-old's plate doesn't help anyone. Nor does eating the entire carton of bland fat-free frozen yogurt you bought but hated after the first bite.

Change your mind: Never feel guilty for getting rid of extra food. Eating more than your body needs counts as wasting food too -- it just gets dumped in your fat cells instead of the garbage can. Chucking that 1.75-quart container of fro-yo (minus the one serving you ate) would save you 1,170 calories -- that's one-third of a pound of jiggly body fat. Try reducing recipes so you make only as many servings as you have people. Give kids who don't clean their plates smaller portions; if they're still hungry, they'll let you know.

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a3984502 wrote:

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1/31/2012 02:52:02 AM Report Abuse

rebekah131 wrote:

Excellent advice! Very good suggestions on how to change the way you think about different situations.

4/18/2011 12:07:58 PM Report Abuse

lovingbears wrote:

Very good advice on all 7 categories!! Several of these are major pitfalls for me. Keeping this in mind will help me on day to day, special occasion,vacations, etc. thanks so much!

4/5/2011 09:36:31 PM Report Abuse

LINDA3777431 wrote:

I accept something I can carry away,then give it away.In a hospital there are plenty of people looking for I snack I sure don't need!

2/21/2011 09:19:05 PM Report Abuse

Niks wrote:

One thing that I've done that has made a big difference is to incorporate an activity that I enjoy into my weekly workout schedule. I found a local co-ed volleyball league and its one of my favorite parts of the week. I highly recommend that you do this and you'll be more likely to stick with it. Here is the steps that I've been using to continue to lose weight. http://www.mysomeday.com/Niki/someday/Health-Wellness/weigh-what-I-used-to-in-high-school Good luck, Nikki

10/10/2010 11:12:25 PM Report Abuse