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Have you Heard - Under-Fed Laboratory Rats Live Longer – Humans Do Too!

Have you heard about the study that laboratory testing shows rats that are under fed out live their litter mates who get to eat all they want all the time. Does this hit home?

In my case, I know better because of my training in Weight Management. But, knowing better doesn’t make it easy! Here are some sayings and things I do to stay on track with my own Weight Management:

1) A Moment on the Lips, Forever on the Hips!
2) Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!
3) Keep a Food Diary – “If You Bite it, Write it!”
4) Stop eating before you feel full. It takes the brain awhile to recognize the full feeling.
5) Brush your teeth after dinner each night. You won’t want to have to brush again after a snack
6) Put a picture of yourself at a lower weight, or the picture of a celebrity you want to look like on the refrigerator and on your bathroom mirror.
7) Buy something you really want to wear that is a size smaller than you are now. You’ll think twice before you over eat because you want to wear that new outfit. Hang it by the refrigerator.


Here are More of My Common Sense Weight Management Tips:

a. Log on to www.MyPyramid.gov to set your own personal Weight Management Plan.
b. Purchase small (1/2 sandwich )size baggies so that you can be prepared. Half of success in weight management is being prepared – put fruit and veggies in the small snack bags such as carrot sticks, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes or any veggie that you and your family like.
c. Get rid of all the unhealthy snacks in your house. All of us get the munchies, especially at night after a stressful day at work. If the unhealthy snacks aren’t there, you can’t eat them.
d. Never go grocery shopping when you are hungry or with your kids! Every thing looks good when you are hungry, and you’ll load your refrigerator and pantry with more junk food! Food Advertisers know that if they promote their product to kids, mom’s will be tempted to buy those sugary cereals and snacks because the kids want them.
e. Eat breakfast – a fruit and protein such as eggs or egg beaters and a piece of fruit kick starts that metabolism!
f. Have a mid morning pick me up of a small amount grapes and cheese.
g. Make smoothies at night for you and your families snack. Free ½ in a shaker to eat/drink on the way to work or school the next morning.
h. Eat an orange or apple before lunch and your evening meal. Your appetite will be less and you’ll be working toward the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.
i. Eat on a smaller plate. Research shows that if you use a smaller plate you’ll eat less.

Please contact me for more calorie saving weight management tips!

Debra K. Pope
Founder
WomensHealthInMotion.org