Be Smart at Buffets
The best way to avoid the
overeating that all-you-can-eat buffets bring it to avoid them. But sometimes, a buffet is not avoidable, such as at a
party or when you meet
friends at a
restaurant. Always take a walk around a buffet or party spread before you dish anything out to get an idea of healthy options and to identify a few splurges you want to spend some calories on (instead of getting a little bit of everything!).
Cut Calories Painlessly
If you try to completely eliminate your favorite foods from your diet, you will end up feeling deprived and go back to your old habits. Instead of eliminating higher-calorie foods, try to find ways to modify them to reduce the calories. Pizza is one of my favorite foods and when I discovered I could save two to three hundred calories per slice by choosing vegetable toppings instead of pepperoni I was thrilled that this "guilty pleasure" didn't make me feel so guilty anymore! Visit
About.com's Calorie Count to browse and search for foods by category to find the calorie count to almost any type of food so you can start making some "painless" calorie cuts of your own.
