Diet traps that keep you from losing

Published On: Dec 06 2012 01:24:28 PM EST   Updated On: Dec 20 2012 11:45:48 AM EST
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By Sandra Gordon, Pure Matters










Fact: It's easy to guzzle more than you think because liquid calories -- from fruit and coffee drinks to beer and regular soda – don't yield much satiety, meaning psychologically you don't feel like you've eaten.

The fix: Curb liquid calories by making everything you drink between meals low-calorie or calorie-free. Drink water, seltzer, regular coffee, tea, diet soda, diet vegetable juice or lemonade. . Also, make specialty coffee drinks a splurge rather than an everyday event.

Myth: What you do while you eat isn't important.

Fact: Eating while you're doing something else, whether it's driving or answering e-mail, is a good way to inhale calories without realizing it because on-the-go calories can be dissatisfying.




The fix: The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that you have three to 10 servings of bread, cereal, rice, and pasta each day, even when you are trying to lose weight. Try to choose whole grains and watch your serving size: one serving is 1 slice of bread, 1 ounce of ready-to-eat cereal, or a half-cup of pasta, rice or cooked cereal, the WIN says.


