The Easiest Way to Lose 10 Pounds Ever!

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The Easiest Way to Lose 10 Pounds Ever!
1 O& i9 {3 V0 C9 Y  qPosted Thu, Jul 19, 2007, 9:18 am PDT

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0 v& G% s! r% X, C! s% pIt'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.

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* f1 ~% E2 H2 T' f7 F% F/ [Eat 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).
  @& @( d) L# `Choose small 1-ounce pitas instead of the larger 2-ounce size.
Spread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter instead of 2 on bread or crackers.
1 m7 K; n# y7 s: N# FLeave the last few bites of pasta on your plate.
Use 1 pat of butter instead of 3 on a baked potato.
* Z4 N6 ?0 q( bOrder a tall cappuccino instead of a grande next time you visit Starbucks.
More ideas from RealAge
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/ @$ V# P+ j% P- a# sScramble 1 egg for yourself, not 2.
Make all your sandwiches open-faced -- omit the top slice of bread.
Skip the last 3 bites of any main course.
Snack on 1 fist-sized bunch of grapes, not 2.
Grab 5 Hershey's dark chocolate Kisses instead of 10.
: M7 G5 L* H; s; P+ o8 [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.
5 A% `6 d8 [/ SOrder a small cup at Dairy Queen instead of a small cone.
Have some great tips yourself?
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' Q9 E9 Z3 t" u9 I3 P, f$ a3 Z7 h( oPost 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.