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Are there any easy ways to lose weight?  It’s common knowledge that diet, lowering food intake, and exercise, increasing calories burned, work together as a formula for weight loss.  But the hard part is sticking to a low calorie, and often bland, diet.  It won’t be 100% simple, but with a little work it sure is possible.  Here are some tricks to make it easier.

Carry a notebook to jot down everything that passes your lips.  Keeping notes will help you eat less.  Studies show that people who keep track of what they eat end up eating 15% less.  That’s significant.

The average American consumes an additional 245 calories per day just from drinks.  Switch from juice, soda, and other calorie drinks to water.  245 calories a day add up to 90,000 calories each year.  That’s 25 pounds.  Are soda and juice really that good?  Another fact is that despite their calories, drinks like soda and juice don’t trigger a feeling of fullness the way foods do.

Eat five or six smaller meals a day instead of three large meals a day.  Eating more meals with smaller portions results in eating 30% fewer calories.  Furthermore, even the same number of calories eaten in smaller portions during more frequent meals can result in weight loss.  You’re less likely to binge because the body releases less insulin.

Make sure your wardrobe only includes the “skinny” clothes.  If you don’t have clothes that are comfortable when you’re heavier, you’re more likely to be reminded to keep the weight off every time you dress.  And you’re less likely to gain weight if doing so means having to buy a whole new wardrobe.

Use smaller plates.  It’s been proven that people eat more when more food is in front of them, and they eat less when less food is in front of them.  Use the salad plates instead of dinner plates.

Try serving meals on the plate, restaurant style, rather than in bowls and on trays.  When the plate is empty the meal is over, instead of spooning another portion onto your plate.

Avoid white foods such as white bread, sugar, and white rice.  Those are the foods with loads of carbohydrates which lead to higher blood sugar and weight gain.  Stick to whole grain breads and dark rice.  Don’t worry about the sugar, pretty soon you won’t miss it.

Weight loss isn’t easy, but relatively speaking there are easy ways to lose weight.  Don’t be intimidated if it’s only easier instead of really easy.  If weight loss were easy, everyone would be a supermodel.

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