Losing weight can often seem like a difficult proposition, however, with patience, weight loss can become much more manageable. By simply cutting out 100 calories each day, you can lose 10 lbs in one year. If you can buckle down and get rid of 250 calories, the estimated loss jumps to 26 lbs a single year.
Making healthy lifestyle choices is the best way to ensure lasting weight loss, so look long term to be successful at reaching your weight goal. These changes are simple ways that you can get rid of 100-500 calories from your day. Add in some regular exercise, make sure to follow your doctor's other daily nutrition guidelines and you'll be on your way to a healthier, longer life.
- Breakfast:
- Use skim milk instead of flavored creamers in your morning coffee
- Eat a bowl of high fiber cereal
- Choose bacon instead of sausage? even better, turkey bacon at 35 calories a slice!
- Lunch:
- Use 1 tablespoon of low fat or fat free mayo for your tuna salad
- Try barbecue sauce instead of honey mustard
- Skip the cheese, add the veggies to your burger
- Go for a small soda instead of a large one
- Try the new Sandwich Thins(R) or a tortilla instead of traditional bread? even better, choose whole wheat
- Ask for the dressing on the side and dip your fork into the dressing before each bite
- Dinner:
- Trade butter for a garlic spread or a fat free margarine
- Using ground beef? Substitute half of the recipe's quantity with whole oats or cooked brown rice
- Go thin crust pizza?always
