Quick Tips: Not Hungry, Still Eating - 3
8. Friends And Family Eat A Lot & You Can’t Resist:
Social pressure can be hard to resist. Try the following to make it easier:
- Talk to them; figure out how you can go for better options together.
- At Restaurants: Seek healthier options from the menu.
- Take a salad and munch on it. You can still enjoy their company.
- If your friends or family still insist you eat what they’re eating explain why you’re doing this. Mentioning health concerns always helps.
- Avoid any long lectures on the topic. Prove with your actions that it’s not that hard to lose weight and get healthier. Also prove that you’re not starving and they may well join you.
- Share you success. Tell them about the weight management target you just achieved. When they see it’s important to you, they’ll support you as well.
- Tell them it’s your “doctor’s orders”. This may do the trick.
- If nothing works, you may have to avoid these people until you feel comfortable with your new habits.
9. Leftovers? Throw Them Away Or Store Them:
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Fun Exercise Ideas: Ping-Pong (Table Tennis)
About Ping-Pong:
Ping-Pong (Table Tennis) is an exciting game that can be played by 2-4 players. The play is fast and requires quick reaction which makes this an excellent option for exercise.
Ping-Pong Basics:
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Quick Tips: Not Hungry, Still Eating - 2
5. Reward Yourself Differently:
If you reward yourself with food for an achievement, try an alternative reward. Get yourself a new book or a DVD or even a vacation.
Many people reward themselves with food for sticking to their weight management goals. In your mind this may create an image that food is the best thing that can happen to you all week! Try an alternative bonus instead.
6. Gaining Weight After Marriage:
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Fun Exercise Ideas: Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)
About Dance Dance Revolution:
Dance Dance Revolution, a.k.a. DDR, is a dance video game controlled by the player’s feet. It’s played on a dance pad with eight panels. These panels are pressed using your feet in response to the arrows that appear on the screen.
The object is to synchronize your movements to the beat of a chosen song, in other words: Match the arrows on the screen with the movement of your feet on the dance pad.
See DDR In Action:
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Quick Tips: Not Hungry, Still Eating - 1
There can be many reasons behind eating when we’re not hungry. Some of these include:
- Eating out of boredom or unhappiness
- Eating more in the company of your friends and family members
- Habitual eating while doing something else like watching T.V.
Whatever the reasons, eating when you’re already full can sabotage your weight management targets. Here are a few tips on helping you overcome this:
1. Figure Out Why You’re Overeating:
This is the first step to solving the problem. Keep a notepad and jolt down any thoughts before and after your unwanted snack. Recognizing the reasons is an excellent first step in solving the problem.
2. Eating Out Of Boredom:
The best way to counter boredom is to take up a hobby. Do something fun that you always wanted to do. If you liked “Lego” as a kid, get into “Lego Serious Play”. This also helps explain the Lego to others (you tell everyone that this to improve your business skills!). Better yet, don’t worry about what others may think and just have some fun. They’ll almost certainly join you soon!
3. Overeating When Stressed:
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Zlimmer! Snack Guide: Donuts
Simple Tips To Manage Your Weight While Still Enjoying Donuts:
1. Go With Donuts That are Plain on the Inside:
A general rule with donuts is that if the donut doesn’t have any fillings inside, it will have fewer calories (even if it is chocolate coated or sugared), E.g.:
Plain Donuts = 200 Calories
Chocolate Covered Donuts = 210 Calories
2. Crème or Jelly Filled = Many More Calories:
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Quick Tips: Maintaining Weight Loss - 3
8. Don’t let go of the good habits you have developed:
If you have lost weight in a healthy manner, you have probably developed some great habits: Keeping track of what you are eating, exercising regularly, eating less fried foods and so on.
It’s extremely important to hang on to these good habits and improve on them if possible.
9. Take it one step further:
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Zlimmer! Snack Guide: Candy Bars (Chocolate Bars)
Before we get to the tips let’s dispel a myth first: There is nothing wrong with eating candy bars when you’re managing your weight. Almost all of them are between 200 - 300 calories each. What really matters is how many you eat. And that will be the topic of your first tip:
Simple Tips To Manage Your Weight While Still Enjoying Candy Bars:
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Quick Tips: Maintaining Weight Loss - 2
5. Reevaluate your daily requirements every 6 months:
With age, your daily caloric requirements will decrease. Even though the decrease is minimal, this small change can make a substantial difference in the long run. Reevaluate your daily requirements at least once every six months and you will be ready to make any changes necessary to your daily consumption or exercise.
6. Eat 100 calories less than the maintenance level:
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Zlimmer! Snack Guide: Popcorn
If you’re trying to manage your weight, popcorn is an excellent snack. Try some of these tips to decrease calories in your popcorn:
Simple Tips To Reduce Calories In Your Popcorn:
1. So How Many Calories Is That?
The calorie information on popcorn packages are notoriously difficult to figure out. The good news is that most popcorn brands will give you calorie values for 1 cup popped popcorn. To get a good idea of what this means, we’ll use an example most of us are familiar with - popcorn at the movies: Read more