1 Delay Your Drink
Dining out can kill your hard-earned weight loss wins—and so can boozing too hard. To stay on track with your better-body goals, order your glass of wine or cocktail near the end of your meal. That way, the sweetness can act as a low-cal dessert. Plus, it won't lower your inhibitions before your meal, which may prompt you to order something unhealthy off the menu.
2 Make a List
Think writing a grocery list before heading to the store is a waste of time? As it turns out, it may be the key to finally losing weight. A Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior study of more than 1,300 people discovered that shoppers who regularly wrote grocery lists also purchased healthier foods and had lower BMI's than those who didn't put pen to paper before heading to the store. Researchers hypothesize that shopping lists keep us organized, which in turn helps us fend off diet-derailing impulse buys (hello, candy aisle). Before heading to the supermarket to stock up, spend a few minutes taking inventory of your kitchen, and then write a list. Be sure to organize it by category to prevent zigzagging all over the place; that ups the odds you'll walk by—and purchase—tempting treats that could derail your weight loss success.
3 Schedule a Workout Date
A recent JAMA Internal Medicine study of nearly 4,000 couples found that people are more likely to stick to healthy habits when they team up with a partner. Invite your honey to a Saturday morning run and then hit the showers together—knowing you have something steamy to look forward to afterward should serve as some additional motivation. And then follow up your workout with some of the best proteins for your penis.
4 Cleanse Your Palate
Are your portion control issues making it hard for you to drop those unwanted pounds? Stop yourself from going back for seconds by grabbing a box of mints. People often yearn for that second cookie or helping of mac and cheese because the taste of the first still lingers. To cleanse your palate, keep mints or breath strips on hand and pop them when it's time to quit noshing. Not only will this rid the alluring taste from your tongue, but it will also keep your mouth busy and act as a distraction. Drinking water or tea is also a helpful tactic.
5 Opt for Full-Fat
A Credit Suisse Research Institute report found that more and more of us are choosing full-fat foods over skim, light, fat-free, or other modern monikers of leanness. And while many health organizations like the American Heart Association still recommend cutting down on fat—particularly saturated fat—this full-fat trend may be a healthy rebellion against those decades-old credos, according to recent studies. In fact, people who eat a lot of high-fat dairy products actually have the lowest incidence of diabetes, according to a 2015 study of 26,930 people in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Those who ate a lot of low-fat dairy products, on the other hand, had the highest incidence. So what's the best way to join the full-fat revolution? Eat This, Not That! polled some of the country's top nutrition experts and asked for their favorite full-fat fat burners. Check out what they said in our exclusive report about the 20 best full-fat foods for weight loss.
6 …And Eliminate Empty Carbs
And speaking of eating full-fat fare, a cutting-edge review published in PLOS One discovered that when it comes to reducing cardiovascular risk and promoting rapid weight loss, low-carb diets are superior to low-fat diets. Can't imagine fully committing to a low-carb lifestyle? Start by eliminating empty sources of carbs from your diets such as white bread, desserts, and sugary drinks.
7 Catch More Zzzs
Looking for the easiest possible way to lose weight? Grab your pajamas early and log some extra Zzzs! According to researchers in the journal Appetite, getting eight and a half hours of shut-eye each night can drop cravings for junk food a whopping 62 percent and decrease overall appetite by 14 percent! Mayo Clinic researchers note similar findings: In their study, adults who slept an hour and 20 minutes less than the control group consumed an average of 549 additional calories daily. That's more calories than you'll find in a Big Mac!
8 Open the Blinds
Instead of dragging yourself to the coffee pot when your alarm goes off, open all the blinds! A study in PLoS One found that when obese women were exposed to at least 45 minutes of morning light (between 6–9 am) for 3 weeks, it resulted in reduced body fat and appetite. Researchers think it's because the morning sun helps synchronize your metabolism to burn fat more efficiently. For more easy ways to burn more calories, check out these 55 Best-Ever Ways to Boost Your Metabolism.
9 Use Self Checkout
Is your obsession with Reese's and Pringles derailing your weight loss efforts? It might be if you're not using the self-checkout kiosks at the grocery store. Let us explain: According to a study by IHL Consulting Group, impulse purchases dipped 32.1 percent for women and 16.7 percent for men when they scanned their items and swiped their credit card on their own. Although not all impulse buys are bad for your belly, a whopping 80 percent of candy and 61 percent of salty-snack purchases are unplanned.
10 Push Back Breakfast
Instead of gobbling down breakfast at home, eat at your desk a few hours later than you typically do. Pushing back your first meal of the day naturally reduces your "eating window"—the number of hours you spend each day grazing. Why's that beneficial? Sticking to a smaller eating window may help you lose weight, even if you eat more food throughout the day, a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism found. What's more, time-restricted eating reduced excessive body weight by 20 percent and prevented further weight gain.
11 Swap Your Noodle
The average American consumes 15.5 pounds of pasta each year—and most of it is the refined white stuff. What's the trouble with that? This type of noodle is almost completely void of fiber and protein, two vital nutrients for weight loss. To boost the belly-filling fiber and hunger-busting protein in your meal, opt for a bean-based noodle like Banza Chickpea Shells (2 oz., 190 calories, 5 grams of fiber, 13 grams of protein) or Explore Asian Black Bean Low-Carb Pasta (2 oz., 180 calories, 12 grams of fiber, and 25 grams of protein). Alternatively, whip up a batch of zoodles, or spiralized veggie noodles with the help of these mouthwatering spiralizer recipes.
12 Add Coconut Oil to Rice
Good news for carb lovers: Scientists discovered an easy way to slim down any bowl of rice by as much as 60 percent! And the best part is that you don't need a fancy lab or a PhD. to make the slimmed-down dish. Here's how to whip it up: Add a teaspoon of coconut oil and a half cup of non-fortified white rice to a pot of boiling water. Cook it for about 40 minutes, stick it in the refrigerator for 12 hours and enjoy the rice either cold or reheated. How does such a simple cooking hack—that adds fat, no less—slash calories? When the rice begins to cool, its glucose molecules form tight bonds called "resistant starch." This type of starch, as the name implies, is resistant to digestion, meaning that the body is not able to absorb as many calories or as much of the glucose (a nutrient that's stored as fat if it's not burned off) from each molecule. While you may be hesitant to add the oft-vilified oil to your pot, it actually plays an integral role in the process. As the rice cooks, the fat molecules find their way into the rice and act as an additional digestion barrier. Best of all, the research team found that reheating the rice didn't change the levels of resistant starch (as it does with pasta and potatoes), deeming this calorie-slashing cooking hack safe for leftovers, too.
13 Dine With a Dude
Want to stay on track with your diet while dining out? Leave your lady at home, guys. Strange but true: When men dine with women, they eat up to 93 percent more, according to researchers at Cornell University. "These findings suggest that men tend to overeat to show off," the lead author of the study, Kevin Kniffin, explained. "Instead of a feat of strength, it's a feat of eating." Women, on the other hand, ate the same amount of food no matter who they broke bread with.
14 Get a Workout Buddy
People exercise for an average of 34 minutes longer with a friend than they do when they hit the gym solo, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. And the longer you sweat, the more quickly you'll reach your goals! Looking for a healthy way to refuel after your weight room session? Whip up a quick and delicious protein shake for on-the-go nutrition.
15 Keep Protein on Hand
Lately, we're noticing protein-packed everything—from bread to nut butter and milk. While you don't need to load up on weird franken-foods to amp up your intake of the nutrient, if you're trying to drop a few pounds, then it's wise to keep some high-protein snacks on hand. Noshing on these can prevent eating something high-calorie every time hunger strikes.
16 Eat More Fiber
Instead of depriving yourself of all your favorite indulgences or meticulously counting calories to drop a size, simply consume at least 30 grams of fiber daily. This simple, no-fuss method fuels weight loss and improves health just as effectively as more complex diet approaches, University of Massachusetts Medical School researchers discovered. "Very few people reach the goals that are recommended," said lead study author Yunsheng Ma, MD, Ph.D., adding that "Telling people to reduce this or reduce that is just too hard to do." However, asking people to focus on eating more of a certain nutrient—rather than eliminating things from their diet–can help people reach their weight loss goals, he explains. Interested in giving the diet strategy a try? Incorporate high-fiber foods for weight loss into your favorite recipes and start slimming down!
17 Have a Midnight Snack
Even if you're trying to reduce your eating window, you shouldn't go to sleep starving. In fact, going to bed with a rumbling stomach can make it more difficult to fall asleep and subsequently leave you feeling ravenous the next day. And get this: Eating the right type of bedtime snack can actually boost your metabolism and aid in weight loss, registered dietitian Cassie Bjork explained. "The right snack can help keep blood sugar stable so the fat-burning hormone glucagon can do its job. I suggest pairing a natural carb with a healthy fat. Apple slices and almond butter, berries with heavy cream, and carrots with guacamole all fit the bill."
18 Incorporate Coconut Oil
What smells like an exotic vacation and can shrink your waist faster than your favorite Zumba class? You got it: coconut oil. A study of overweight participants published in Pharmacology found that just two tablespoons per day reduced waist circumference. However, the health benefits of coconut oil are still debated—coconut oil is high in saturated fat. But that's not necessarily a bad thing; it's in the form of medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which aren't processed in the body the same way long-chain triglycerides (LCTs). A study published in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders found that when MCTs replaced LCTs in the diets of overweight women, they were less likely to gain weight.
Plus, its high smoke point makes coconut oil great for just about every dish, from eggs to stir-frys. And at roughly 117 calories per tablespoon, it's close in calories to olive oil—just be sure you keep antioxidant-rich olive oil in your cooking rotation, too.
19 Snuggle up With Your Sweetie
It not like you needed another reason to fall in love, snuggle up with your sweetie, kiss or get it on. Harvard Medical School researchers found that all of those things can aid weight loss. How? Lovey-dovey feelings cause levels of the hormone oxytocin to increase, which in turn, decreases appetite.
20 Healthify Your Kitchen
Though you may think that strong willpower is a necessary trait to overcome down-time grazing, experts say that your success is more dependent on your food environment than anything else. "If you happen to get bored and there is nothing but healthy food available in your house, you likely won't choose to eat it unless you're actually hungry," says Jennifer Neily, MS, RDN of Neily on Nutrition. Most people don't have the urge to eat celery sticks; cookies, however, are a different story. Heather Mangieri, RDN agrees, adding, "You can't eat what's not there, so make sure when you open the pantry, you aren't tempted with the sugary, salty, fatty foods that most people choose when eating 'just to eat.' Instead, stock your refrigerator with fresh vegetable slices and healthy whole foods that will be easier to pass on if you're not really hungry."
21 Dim the Lights
Have trouble eating reasonably sized portions? Try dimming the lights and cueing up some soft music. According to a study published in Psychological Reports, soft lighting and music lead noshers to eat less and enjoy their food more. That's what we call a win-win.
22 Rearrange Your Plate
Most people think of their protein or meat as their meal's main event, but that shouldn't be the case. "Place flavorful vegetables front and center on lunch and dinner plates, accompanied by sides of protein and whole grains," registered dietitian Cheryl Forberg said. By simply rearranging your plate, you'll automatically consume fewer calories and take in more health-protective vitamins and nutrients.
23 Take Out Your iPhone
Even if you fill up on produce, lean proteins, and whole grains, according to British Journal of Nutrition findings, when you think about the quality of your diet, you're likely forgetting about all the unhealthy food that also finds its way into your mouth. People tend to exaggerate the good foods they eat and underestimate the bad stuff, says study author, Kentaro Murakami, Ph.D. of the Japan's University of Shiga Prefecture. While it's not necessarily intentional, it's likely one of the reasons why it's so hard for people to lose weight. For example, you might grab a handful of candy at a co-worker's desk or a sample at the mall and then forget about it altogether. Our advice: To get a more accurate overview of your diet, keep a detailed food journal on your phone—yes, that means you should include that food court sample, too. Whether you snap photos or keep a written log is totally up to you—both tactics will work. The more food records dieters kept over the course of 30 months, the more weight they lost, a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found.
24 Supplement Your Diet
How would you like to take all the great weight-loss results you've just read about—and double them? That's what happens when you supplement your diet with a combination of vitamin D and calcium, according to a 2008 study. Just four weeks into the 12-week experiment, subjects who had taken these two nutrients—found in abundance in some Greek yogurt—lost two times more fat than the other group!
25 Indulge in Dark Chocolate
It's every chocoholic's dream: Research now shows that eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate can reduce overall body fat and shrink your waist. A study among women with normal weight obesity (or skinny fat syndrome) who ate a Mediterranean diet that included two servings of dark chocolate each day showed a significant reduction in waist size than when on a cocoa-free meal plan. Researchers say it has to do with the flavonoids, heart-healthy compounds in chocolate that have important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Just be sure you're reaching for a bar with at least 70 percent cacao, and stay away from the "alkalized" stuff, which has a significantly reduced flavonoid content.
26 Step Outside
Recent research published in the journal PLOS ONE found that getting direct sunlight exposure between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon reduced your risk of weight gain regardless of activity level, caloric intake, or even age. Researchers believe that sunlight synchronizes your metabolism and undercuts your fat-storage genes.
27 Stop the Shame Game
In her book The Naughty Diet, author Melissa Milne—whose own essay, "I Eat Slim-Shamers for Breakfast" also went viral—interviewed thousands of women about the body shaming and they all said the same thing: "They were sick and tired of feeling bad while trying to be good," she writes in The Naughty Diet. "And here's the secret of all secrets: You don't feel bad about yourself when you get fat. You get fat when you feel bad about yourself." This could be because chronic stress raises levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body, which can trigger belly fat storage. Try being kinder to yourself, which will reduce stress and help melt the pounds away effortlessly.
28 Don't Try to Outrun a Bad Diet
"Many people think that they can eat whatever they want as long as they work out. But the truth is, if you are looking to lose or maintain your weight, what you put in your body is significantly more important than hitting the gym. Exercise is important to keep your body healthy, but just because you work out for an hour or more per day, it doesn't give you the liberty to eat whatever you want!" Ilyse Schapiro, MS, RDN, Co-Author of Should I Scoop out My Bagel tells us in 22 Top Weight Loss Tips, According to Nutritionists.
29 Stock Up On the Right Proteins
Bad diet decisions are often made when you're starving and have nothing healthy to eat in your kitchen. Ward off diet-derailing decisions by stocking up on frozen, deveined shrimp—one of Insanity trainer Shaun T's! go-to proteins. Once you throw it on the stove, it's ready to eat in just a few minutes, and it's a great source of lean, low-cal protein. Organic, low-sodium turkey breasts, pre-grilled chicken and hard-boiled eggs are also smart meal-starters to keep on hand.
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