Banishing The Struggle Diet: How To Lose Weight By Changing Just One Thing

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Is the thought of going on another struggle diet stressful enough to make you want a slice of cheesecake? We feel your struggle. We know eating cabbage all day will make you lose weight quickly, but not only does it make you salty every time you think of your next meal, it only works when you’re miserable. Plus when you go back to eating normal food it all comes back again.

Thankfully, dieting doesn’t have to be painful. In fact, it shouldn’t be. Studies show that the key to stopping that yo-yo in it’s tracks is to change just one thing about your diet. Choose one of these simple changes for seven weeks and watch the pounds fall off. When you hit a plateau? Just add another item to your list. Keep it up, add a little exercise and you’ll be on your way to a healthy weight with no more struggle diets on the horizon.

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Pregame With Water

Before any meal or snack, have two big glasses. You’ll eat less and metabolize what you do eat better.

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Eat Breakfast

If you only have one healthy meal in your day, make it breakfast. It will kick-start your metabolism and keep you from snacking later in the day — especially if it’s high in fiber and protein, low in sugar, and around 300 calories.

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Eat Fruits And Vegetables At Every Meal

It’ll do better than any low carb or low fat diet at keeping you healthy, satisfied and shedding pounds.

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Stop Drinking Sugar

Banishing the empty calories in soda, Frappucinos, and smoothies can result in weight loss that won’t leave you hungry.

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Skip Salty Snacks

Ever notice how easy it is to eat a whole bag of chips, but not an entire potato? Swap anything salty and in a bag for something healthier like veggies and hummus. You’ll be much less prone to overdo it.

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Bust A Move Once A Day

Don’t have the energy to make it to the gym and back? Turn up your favorite tune, and do burpees, jumping jacks or jump rope until it’s over. Take a break in between and do it again.

Just 15 minutes of high-intensity workouts followed by rests can do as much as the 2 hours it takes to go to the gym and get back home.

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Or Lift Weights While You Watch TV

You can even do it with these household items.

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Make Sleep A Priority

If a busy schedule is your bane, it might also be padding your belly. Make 7 to 8 hours a night a priority and you’ll eat less and metabolize better.

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Drink More Coffee (Or Tea)

If you’re a caffeine addict, go at it. Caffeine not only suppresses your appetite, it boosts your metabolism. The next time you crave a snack, swap it for a sip. Just make sure that coffee is black and not loaded with sugar and cream.

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Use Smaller Plates

We all have a tendency to fill up our plates. Make yours smaller and you’ll eat less.

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Order Healthy When You Go Out

Swap your go-to order at your favorite restaurant for something healthy and delicious.

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Sacrifice For Dessert

Plan on splurging on something sweet? Go extra-healthy on another meal to make up the difference.

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Stop Eating After 7pm

After work is when you’re most likely to have enough down time to mindlessly eat. Stop eating after a healthy dinner and you can save yourself hundreds of calories.

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Walk It Out

A daily walk during lunch time or after work with the dog can help you burn calories, sleep better and make healthier food choices.

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How To Lose Weight By Changing Just One Thing