16 No-Diet Weight Loss Tips

16 No-Diet Weight Loss Tips:  The NO DIET PLAN
1.  Fill up with fruit.  Penn State researchers found that people who ate one large apple 15 minutes before lunch ate 187 fewer calories during lunch that those who didn't.
2.  Sleep away your flab.  University of Chicago scientists discovered that people that lost 3 hours of slumber ate about 200 more calories that day just from snacks.
3.  Pump up with protein.  University of Illinois found that people who ate higher amounts of protein were more likely to stick to their diets than those who ate more carbohydrates.
4.  Fight fat with fat.  Fish isn't just good for your heart; it's good for your gut.  Omega-3 fatty acids make you feel fuller longer.  Eat salmon.
5.  Control your anxiety.  Researchers from the Netherlands found that stress and anxiety cause you to overeat when you are not hungry.
6.  Unplug the TV.  Watching TV while you eat may cause you to consume more food later.  UK scientists found that people who watched a video during lunch ate more later.
7.  Make fit friends.  Keeping excess weight off can be difficult if you have heavy pals.  We tend to emulate our friend's behavior.
8.  Walk away from chocolate.  Take a short walk can weaken you chocolate cravings.
9.  Resist the BLOB mentality.  When you eat with an obese person, you are more likely to have seconds.
10.  Write off those pounds.  That's right, record everything you eat.  Keep a food journal.
11.  Ignore your server.  Don't ask for more butter or bread.  Pass on the sugary drinks and sodas and desserts.
12.  Order the small.  Fast food chains encourage you to super size everything but resist the big gulps and go for small.
13.  Watch out for weekends.  We tend to eat more on the weekends when we don't have a set routine..
14.  Don't clean your plate.  Stop eating when you are full not when you have cleaned your plate.  Try to leave some leftovers.
15.  Drink more water.  Some people confuse thirst for hunger.  Water fuels your body's fat burners.
16.  Cut up your food.  Japanese researchers proved that slicing your food into strips or small chunks help you eat less.