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Curb Snack Binges
by Renee Kennedy
www.nutricounter.com
When you're dieting, the thing that can really wreck
a healthy eating plan is that awful feeling that
comes over you to just grab a huge bag of potato
chips and polish it off while watching your favorite
sit-com.
We've all been there before!
There are things you can do to help yourself avoid
the ugly urge to snack uncontrollably.
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First things first:
Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Plan to have healthy snacks throughout the day. Do
not skip meals or planned snacks. Skipping nutritious foods
will make you feel uncontrollably hungry!
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If you can, avoid purchasing any unhealthy snacks.
There are so many "good-for-you" snacks on the market
today, there is really no reason why you should have
a cupboard full of ring-dings and cheesecurls.
Start learning to read the back of the packages
of foods - look at the fat content - if it says that the
fat content is over 5% per serving - look for a
different snack.
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Here's a list of healthy snacks that are low in fat content,
but still high in satisfaction (and I'm not talking about
carrots and celery!):
- pretzels (watch the sodium content, though.)
- graham crackers
- any type of low fat crackers - (there are many different
varieties - read the back of the packages to make sure
that they are low in fat. Again, be wary of the salt content.)
- low fat cookies
- popcorn without butter (you can buy butter flavored salt.)
- a cup of fruit with non-fat cool whip on top or a
spoonful of honey.
- fat free pudding
- a stick of sugar-free chewing gum
- a couple pieces of licorice
- a cup of raw veggies with non-fat salad dressing for dip
(ok, so you may have to eat a few carrots.)
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Treat yourself to scented candles. When you
feel like you need a snack - light the candles and enjoy
them! This actually does work - I've tried it.
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Instead of a snack, have a drink. Try a
non-caffeinated herbal tea with a spoonful of honey.
There are several drinks on the market with no caffeine
and no sugar - buy a lot of that stuff - different kinds - and
keep it on hand. Before you go for a snack - drink 8 oz. of
your favorite drink, then decide if you really need a snack.
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Take up something you can do with your hands --
crochet, knitting, puzzles, cross-stitch, sewing, playing piano,
paint your nails and toenails, weed the garden, do a little
housework, look at a magazine for the fashions you
will buy when you're thinner...
In other words, get your mind off food and onto a healthy
hobby.
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Don't watch TV. TV encourages snacking -
you're sitting there, you feel like you should be doing something -
so you go for the snack. Also, most of the commercials
are about food. Stay away from TV, take up reading
or another activity in number 6 above.
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When you're finished with a meal or a planned snack,
brush and floss your teeth - this will help you stay away
from food for about an hour.
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THINK - just take about one minute to think about
what you are doing. Go look at yourself in the mirror
during this minute. Ask yourself, "Do I really want to
eat this and PAY the CONSEQUENCE?"
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Use your NutriCounter - Every time you eat something -
input it into your NutriCounter - This will help you keep track
of what you've REALLY eaten. Snacking and nibbling
can be the death of a healthy diet.
The NutriCounter works:
"I have a NutriCounter, it has done wonders for me.
In April, I had my gallbladder removed (I'm only 33). I am 6' 4"
and was 304 lbs., in pretty good shape. After my
operation, I started to watch what I ate, the doctor said it would
be a good idea. Writing everything down was a real pain, although
I thought it was working well.
Then I purchased the NutriCounter. Wow! I was eating about
1200 to 1600 more calories and about 30 to 60 more grams of fat.
Writing down the info was not even close to what I really was
taking in. The best news is I'm 251 lbs. now, I lost 53 lbs. so far. Just wanted to say thanks." Corey Susz, PA
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