Weight-Loss Tips You’ve Never Heard Before
Submitted by David Hamm on Tuesday, 12 May 2009No Comment
- Avoid snacking when you get home from work by distracting yourself for at least 15 minutes. As if you needed an excuse to hop on Facebook.
- Instead of guzzling several high-cal drinks when you’re out for a cocktail, order one strong drink with hardly any mixer that you’ll nurse all night long. (Like a tequila with a splash of orange juice. That has about 100 calories, versus a few frozen margs at about 250 calories a pop).
- Eat before you overeat. If you’ve been banking calories all day long, saving up for dinner out, you could go gangbusters. Have a snack (try to keep it under 200 calories) like string cheese, a non-fat yogurt, or a soup, and you’ll eat less at dinner.
- Sleep enough. Getting fewer than seven hours of sleep over several nights causes your cortisol, a stress and appetite-inducing hormone, to jump. Cut caffeine after 2:30, and avoid booze within three hours of bedtime.
