The Easiest Way to Lose 10 Pounds Ever!

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The Easiest Way to Lose 10 Pounds Ever!
Posted Thu, Jul 19, 2007, 9:18 am PDT
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( Q8 x% x8 `# s2 M- ?It's weird, but few of us remember this seemingly unforgettable food fact: You can lose 10 pounds a year by cutting out 100 calories a day. Maybe it's just too easy?!?
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...Or maybe we just really don't know what 100 calories looks like (unless it's in one of those snack packs). Enter this tip list from The Portion Teller Plan, a raved-about guide to "eating, cheating, and losing weight permanently" that's finally available in paperback. Encourages nutritionist/author Lisa R. Young, PhD, RD: "Instead of meticulously consulting calorie charts or obsessively checking the USDA Nutrient Database, try these simple, painless, calorie-cutting moves" -- each one eliminates about 100 calories.
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The punchline: Do one a day, every day, and you'll drop those 10 pounds without doing a single other thing. Or go wild and do two a day! You'll drop 10 pounds in just six months without a minute of dieting. Beauteous.

NO-BRAINER WAYS TO CUT OUT ABOUT
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A sampling from Lisa Young, RD

1 J3 m+ Y% O; ~. r' f# YEat only half of a candy bar or an energy bar (both pack a lot of calories).
Use 1 tablespoon of salad dressing instead of 2 (toss the salad really well and you won't even notice the difference).
Choose small 1-ounce pitas instead of the larger 2-ounce size.
0 p7 a3 j5 h% f8 mSpread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter instead of 2 on bread or crackers.
Leave the last few bites of pasta on your plate.
Use 1 pat of butter instead of 3 on a baked potato.
5 y  h0 A8 }* Q5 C# f4 nOrder a tall cappuccino instead of a grande next time you visit Starbucks.
More ideas from RealAge

Scramble 1 egg for yourself, not 2.
6 Z& H6 D1 n; |8 Q/ B6 S' gMake all your sandwiches open-faced -- omit the top slice of bread.
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Snack on 1 fist-sized bunch of grapes, not 2.
Grab 5 Hershey's dark chocolate Kisses instead of 10.
Choose a white wine spritzer over a 5-ounce glass of wine.
Have a 6-inch Roast Beef sandwich at Subway instead of a 6-inch Classic Steak & Cheese.
Order a small cup at Dairy Queen instead of a small cone.
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Post your ideas on ways to cut out 100 calories a day in the comments section below. Then put them to work and enjoy the rewards: not only a shrinking waist size, but a younger body overall, because keeping your weight at a desirable level can make your RealAge as much as 6 years younger.