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Sometimes its really hard to stay motivated and to get by those food cravings. Here are a few ideas I use  to help stay on track.

1. Know your fill-up foods. For me bananas are great because they fill me up and they're hardly any calories. I also like to make vegetable soup at the beginning of the week and have a bowl whenever I need to take the edge off my hunger. Other things that work for me are pickles! Just a couple seems to help take my hunger away!

2. Never leave too long between meals. If I leave too long of a gap between coming home from work and cooking dinner, I find I tend to nibble on high fat/calories snacks. I try to eat at regular times and have easy to cook food in the cupboard and fridge so if I'm home late it won't take too long to cook dinner!

3. Keep a snack box handy. If you get hungry having a low calorie/fat snack box nearby will help stop you being tempted by high calorie snacks. Try cutup veggies, fruit or mini packs of raisins. Putting a little lemon juice on your chopped fruit will help stop it from going brown.

4. Bulk your meals up. If you're having a sandwich for your meal try adding lots of salad or having a bowl of soup as well. Just seeing more food will help you think you're fuller when you've finished it. Even use a smaller plate to give the appearance of more food.

5. Distract yourself from your hunger. Hunger is easier to give in to if you're bored. Rather than watching TV... try painting your nails, do some sewing or read a book in the bath.

Hope these tips help!

Pat

Easy Tip Of The Week:

When you go fat free or low fat, you also cut out much of the taste of the foods you eat. Add the flavor back with herbs and spices. Strong flavors such as vinegar, garlic, chili powder, cayenne, curry powder, rosemary and tarragon can be used to doctor up any food you are eating. For your low fat and fat free diets, experiment with different herbs and spices until you find some you like. Staying on your fat free or low fat diet will be easier and your weight loss will be speeded up.

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Exercise

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Quote

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

By: Eleanor Roosevelt

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Recipe

Cheese And Broccoli Soup - serves 2

Preparation - 30 minutes

2 tsp margarine
2 tbsp chopped onion
1 tbsp plus 1 1/2 tsp all-purpose flour
1 cup each skim or nonfat milk and broccoli florets
1 packet instant chicken broth and seasoning mix
1/2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
dash white pepper
3/4 ounce Cheddar cheese, shredded

In 2-quart nonstick saucepan melt margarine; add onion and saute over medium-high heat, until softened, 1 to 2 minutes.
Sprinkle flour over onion and stir quickly to combine. Continuing to stir, add 1 cup water and milk; add broccoli, broth mix, parsley and pepper.
Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring until broccoli is tender, 10-15 minutes (do not boil). Let cool slightly.
In blender process half of the soup until smooth; return to saucepan. Stir in cheese and cook over low heat until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

Calories Each Serving: 142

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