Drop 10 Pounds in 5 Weeks [Part 3]

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11. Limit Dinner Guests

Eating with seven or more other guests can make you eat 96% more food, says Brian Wansink, PhD, author of Mindless Eating.

That’s like doubling your dinner! Dine with fewer guests to save 500 or more calories.

12. Don’t clean your plate

Leave 25% of your food on the plate at every meal, says weight-loss expert James O. Hill, PhD, author of The Step Diet.

If you normally eat 2,000 calories or more each day, you’ll cut 500 calories.

13. Make mine a mini

Check out menus for small versions of great desserts, so you can dodge calo­ries and end your meal on a sweet note.

P.F. Chang’s Great Wall of Chocolate (designed for one diner!) is 1,440 calories.The Mini Great Wall? A chocolate yet svelte 150 calories. You’ll save 1,290-calories.

14. Nix that smoothie a day

A large 32-ounce smoothie can have 800 or more calories. That really adds up if you’re having on-the-go breakfast several times a week.

Instead, try a filling lower-calorie starter of oatmeal with brown sugar and banana slices, and a cup of black coffee. You’ll save 518 calories.

15. Beware the healthy-food trap

People let their guard down when the menu is full of healthy fare, underestimating calories by as much as 35%, research by the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab shows.

You’re also more likely to order drinks, sides, and desserts with up to 131% more calories when you have a healthy entrée. Skip caloric sides—a cookie, chips—to save 500-plus calories

To be continued to Part 4

See also http://dummiesdiet.blogspot.com/2011/02/drop-25-lbs-in-30-days.html