Weight Loss Tip

Get calories from foods you chew, not beverages. Have fresh fruit instead of fruit juice.

Holiday Tip

Overeating is not the result of exercise. Vigorous exercise won’t stimulate you to overeat. It’s just the opposite. Exercise at any level helps curb your appetite immediately following the workout.

Holiday Tip

At a buffet? Eating a little of everything guarantees high calories. Decide on three or four things, only one of which is high in calories. Save that for last so there’s less chance of overeating.

Weight Loss Tip

Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant entree has 1,000 to 2,000 calories, not even counting the bread, appetizer, beverage, and dessert.

Holiday Tip

Always, but especially during the holidays:

Make exercise a nonnegotiable priority.

Holiday Tip

As obvious as it sounds, don’t stand near the food at parties. Make the effort, and you’ll find you eat less.

Weight Loss Tip

Make eating purposeful, not mindless. Whenever you put food in your mouth, peel it, unwrap it, plate it, and sit. Engage all of the senses in the pleasure of nourishing your body.

Holiday Tip

Give it away! After company leaves, give away leftover food to neighbors, doormen, or delivery people, or take it to work the next day.

Holiday Tip

Remember, EAT before you meet. Have this small meal before you go to any parties: a hardboiled Egg, Apple, and a Thirst quencher (water, seltzer, diet soda, tea).

Robin note:

Skip the diet soda ~ drink water or green tea instead

Determination Leads to Satisfaction

‎"You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." ~ George Lorimer

Metabolism...

As women age, they naturally lose muscle mass. This causes your metabolism to slow, which means you could start building a spare tire by the time you reach your 30s. “When you do weight-bearing exercises, you start revving up your metabolism—and it keeps burning for many hours after your workout,” says Wayne Westcott, PhD, director of fitness research at Quincy College and Prevention advisory board member.

Weight Loss Tip

Resolve never to supersize your food portions—unless you want to supersize your clothes.

Holiday Tip

For the duration of the holidays, wear your snuggest clothes that don’t allow much room for expansion. Wearing sweats is out until January.

Weight Loss Tip

The best place to drop pounds may be your own house of worship. Researchers set up healthy eating and exercise programs in 16 Baltimore churches. More than 500 women participated and after a year the most successful lost an average of 20 lb. Weight loss programs based on faith are so successful because there’s a built-in community component that people can feel comfortable with.

Holiday Tip

Don’t tell yourself, “It’s okay, it’s the holidays.” That opens the door to 6 weeks of splurging.

Weight Loss Tip

Eat at least two servings of a fruit or veggie at every meal.