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When you're dieting, the thing that can really wreck a healthy
eating plan is that awful feeling that comes over you to just
grab a huge bag of potato chips and polish it off while watching
your favorite sit-com.
We've all been there before!
There are things you can do to help yourself avoid the ugly urge
to snack uncontrollably...
- First things first: Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Plan
to have healthy snacks throughout the day. Do not skip meals
or planned snacks. Skipping nutritious foods will make you feel
uncontrollably hungry!
- If you can, avoid purchasing any unhealthy snacks. There
are so many "good-for-you" snacks on the market today,
there is really no reason why you should have a cupboard full
of ring-dings and cheesecurls. Start learning to read the back
of the packages of foods - look at the fat content - if it says
that the fat content is over 5% per serving - look for a different
snack.
- Here's a list of healthy snacks that are low in fat content,
but still high in satisfaction (and I'm not talking about carrots
and celery!):
- pretzels (watch the sodium content, though.)
- graham crackers
- any type of low fat crackers - (there are many different
varieties - read the back of the packages to make sure that
they are low in fat. Again, be wary of the salt content.)
- low fat cookies
- popcorn without butter (you can buy butter flavored salt.)
- a cup of fruit with non-fat cool whip on top or a spoonful
of honey.
- fat free pudding
- a stick of sugar-free chewing gum
- a couple pieces of licorice
- a cup of raw veggies with non-fat salad dressing for dip
(ok, so you may have to eat a few carrots.)
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- Treat yourself to scented candles. When you feel
like you need a snack - light the candles and enjoy them! This
actually does work - I've tried it.
- Instead of a snack, have a drink. Try a non-caffeinated herbal
tea with a spoonful of honey. There are several drinks on the
market with no caffeine and no sugar - buy a lot of that stuff
- different kinds - and keep it on hand. Before you go for a
snack - drink 8 oz. of your favorite drink, then decide if you
really need a snack.
- Take up something you can do with your hands -- crochet, knitting,
puzzles, cross-stitch, sewing, playing piano, paint your nails
and toenails, weed the garden, do a little housework, look at
a magazine for the fashions you will buy when you're thinner...
In other words, get your mind off food and onto a healthy hobby.
- Don't watch TV. TV encourages snacking - you're sitting there,
you feel like you should be doing something - so you go for
the snack. Also, most of the commercials are about food. Stay
away from TV, take up reading or another activity in number
6 above.
- When you're finished with a meal or a planned snack, brush
and floss your teeth - this will help you stay away from food
for about an hour.
- THINK - just take about one minute to think about what you
are doing. Go look at yourself in the mirror during this minute.
Ask yourself, "Do I really want to eat this and PAY the
CONSEQUENCE?"
- Use your NutriCounter - Every time you eat something - input
it into your NutriCounter - This will help you keep track of
what you've REALLY eaten. Snacking and nibbling can be the death
of a healthy diet. Last month, we had a fabulous testimonial
from a satisfied NutriCounter user. Here's what he has to say
about keeping track of what you eat: "I already have a
NutriCounter, it has done wonders for me. In April, I had my
gallbladder removed (I'm only 33). I am 6' 4" and was 304
lbs., in pretty good shape. After my operation, I started to
watch what I ate, the doctor said it would be a good idea. Writing
everything down was a real pain, although I thought it was working
well. Then I purchased the NutriCounter. Wow! I was eating about
1200 to 1600 more calories and about 30 to 60 more grams of
fat. Writing down the info was not even close to what I really
was taking in. The best news is I'm 251 lbs. now, I lost 53
lbs. so far. Just wanted to say thanks." Corey Susz --
PA
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