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1. Portion control! There is no reason to pile food on your plate! Just take a reasonable amount, and you should be good! Overeating is a huge problem in America because we don't know when to stop!

2. Eat slowly. I know when you are really hungry that can be hard, but if you take time and chew everything slowly, you are less likely to overeat. How crazy is that? Just slow down, and enjoy the food.

3. If you don't like the food, don't eat it. I know that sounds silly, but we tend to just eat whatever is in front of us, whenever it is there. But if you only eat what you really like, that will also cut down on your food intake.

4. Don't park close to the store. I know everyone wants the "prime" parking places, but it won't kill you to walk the extra few hundred feet from the car to the store.

5. Switch it up! Don't eat the same thing every week. Variety is the spice of life, and trying new things is good for your digestion as well!

6. Eat as much fresh food as possible. I know its tough sometimes, but be sure you aren't always eating packaged food. They tend to have much higher amounts of sodium and other bad things for you.

Happened to stumble upon this on some generic "get thin quick site," but these tips were great so I had to share.

Coach Jenn
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Tags: control, diet, eating, healthy, loss, portion, weight

Trimnasium Comment by Trimnasium on January 22, 2009 at 7:41pm
These are great tips, thanks! I also ask for half my meal in a 'to go' package when I eat at a restaurant, so that's Tip #1 in effect. Great post!
Fertilehealthy Comment by Fertilehealthy on January 22, 2009 at 10:06pm
They may seem like simple things that we all know, but if we follow these guidelines we will most definitely lose weight! Thanks for taking us back to basics!
GetFitJenn Comment by GetFitJenn on January 23, 2009 at 4:17am
You are welcome. It's funny how just basic reminders can help a lot, huh?
Lynn Comment by Lynn on October 31, 2010 at 10:43am
Thanks for sharing. These are some great tips which are really easy to follow and not complicated.

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