Ways To Make Diet Easier (overweight, clinic, pounds, buy)

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1. Every diet soft drink consumed each day could increase your risk of being overweight by 65 percent, according to a study presented at the American Dietetic Association. Other research suggests that artificial sweeteners may actually stimulate appetite, causing you to overeat.

2. A recent Japanese study found that people who drank a daily 11-ounce bottle of green tea lost 5.3 pounds after three months, while those who drank regular tea lost only 2.9 pounds.

3. Eating three servings of grapefruit a day (either half of a whole one or a cup of juice) for 12 weeks could help you lose just over three pounds, according to a recent study. "It helped lower insulin levels, which can contribute to weight loss by reducing appetite and encouraging fat burning," explains study author Ken Fujioka, MD, director of nutrition and metabolic research at Scripps Clinic in Del Mar, California.

4. Brush your teeth or rinse your mouth right after you have a meal or a snack to quell the urge to keep nibbling. "It's both a physical and a psychological signal to your body that you're done eating," says Blatner.

5. Distract Your Taste Buds
Visions of Godiva flooding your head? Before you rush out to buy a box, try deflecting your attention. New research from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, has found that the more vivid your mental image of a particular food, the more likely you are to crave it. But there's plenty you can do to tone down those visual cues. Researchers found that randomly flicking through images on a computer screen or, to a lesser extent, listening to a speech in a foreign language, was enough to distract students from their food cravings. Anything that engages both your eyes and your mind -- like playing Sudoku -- should help, say researchers.

[mizdezigner]

Well, I have drank sugar free drinks forever and have never been overweight. I think it depends on the person. Usually, diet coke decreases my appetite because its fizzy and makes me feel fuller. It may also be the effect of the caffeine kicking in.

[chuck_steak]

Chewing sugar free gum also helps

[LookinForMayberry]

I do find that drinking hot tea keeps away the "hungries."

I also find it is helpful if I plan my menu in advance, and then stop thinking about food until it is time to eat. I eat what I've planned, and then go back to not thinking about food until the next meal time.

[LadyKLO]

Originally Posted by LookinForMayberry

I do find that drinking hot tea keeps away the "hungries."

I also find it is helpful if I plan my menu in advance, and then stop thinking about food until it is time to eat. I eat what I've planned, and then go back to not thinking about food until the next meal time.

This is what I do...plan my meals out in advance...I try to plan a few days in advance so there is no question about what I will be having!