Tips on Managing Weight

1.      Want the meal to last twice as long? Take a sip of water between each bite.

2.      If you go out to a restaurant consider your ABCDs: You may have the appetizer, the bread, the cocktail, or the dessert but  you can’t have them all

3.      Keep track of what you eat in a food journal. While you're at it track your water intake and how much you exercise

4.      Exercise (unless it’s over the top) may help you maintain weight but it probably won’t lead to weight loss changes

5.      We get more intense hunger cravings when we are sleep deprived. So it pays to get a good nights rest.

6.      Skipping meals just makes you hungrier and then you are prone to eat more at the next meal.

7.      Food labels are your friend. And there is a code. Chose green coded products over amber or red (nhs.uk)

8.      The more color on your plate the better. Shoot the rainbow when it comes to food.

9.      Rookie mistake? Confusing dehydration with hunger (see numbers one and three which can prevent this).