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We all have heard the same old diet tips over and over, but it is always good to be reminded of what we should be doing.  Who knows maybe I will mention a couple that you might not have thought about. 

1. Keep a food diary.
2. If you have a craving, wait 19 minutes before eating to see if it passes.
3. Set Attainable goals
4. Get enough sleep, stress and fatigue can cause belly fat.
5. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day.  If you drink a glass a water before a meal it dulls your appetite.
6. Find yourself a diet buddy, either a friend or online.
7. When cravings hit do an activity before snacking.
8. Keep trigger foods out of sight.
9. If you like you are a late night muncher, eat a slice of bread or a cracker.
10. Don’t use food as a reward.
11. Weigh yourself once a week on the same day and time.
12. Make dining an important event.
13. Don’t grocery shop when you are hungry.  Shopping while hungry has you filling your cart with unhealthy foods and sweets.
14. Forget about the old rule about eating everything on your plate even if you are a member of the Clean Plate Association!
15. Lose weight for yourself, not to please your husband, your neighbor, your parents, tooth fairy, or your friends. 
16. Make your kitchen off limits except for mealtimes.
17. Always eat at the table.
18. After taking a fork full, put your fork down until all of your food is chewed and swallowed.
19. Taste what you are eating.
20. Take baby steps when dieting.  An example would be by drink 8 glasses a water a day and do this and only this until it begins a habit, and then move to something like exercise, and so forth.

Comment tell me what your diet tips are.  We can learn together. 

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