10 Calorie Cutters That Will Slim the Waistline in No Time

This is a Fitness Orange County Article

1. Eat until you’re ALMOST full.

Wisdom of Personal Trainer Century City says

Everyone has been guilty of this at one time or another (think any given holiday). You know the feeling when you eat beyond full because the food is so darn good? Well, once all of the food you have eaten actually get down to your stomach (which is past the time when you felt “stuffed”) then you are really way past full at that point. That is usually the time when everyone makes jokes about laying down because they are so darn uncomfortable. If you are eating so much that you are uncomfortable and you want to remain sedentary for hours after the meal that may be an indication that you need to stop eating a little bit earlier. If you eat until you feel ALMOST full, after the meal and once all the grub reaches the belly, you will be 96% full which is way better that 196% full.

2. Eat SLOWLY.

Rules of the Personal Trainer Laguna Beach says

This usually occurs when a) you wait too long to eat or b) the food is so great that you can’t help but scarf it down. But hey, the latter just makes you look like an animal lets be honest (so you really should watch that reason) and the former, well not eating on a regular basis can actually have a negative impact on your body as the body begins to store fat in starvation mode. So eat on time and eat SLOWLY. That way, not only will you get to enjoy and savor the meal (and make those calories really count) but also you will recognize you are full when you actually are instead of eating past full and then feeling like an overstuffed sausage (not cute).

3. Wrap it Up!

Your local Personal Trainer Mission Viejo says…

In a low carb wheat tortilla that is! These are perfect for wrapping up sandwiches, maybe making a egg-white only breakfast burrito with a little bit of salsa or nonfat cottage cheese or even taking a salad to go! With this little tip, you are using fewer carbs to get a similar result. Truly, 2 pieces of bread on a sandwich is just a way to be able to hold all of the nutritious veggies and lean turkey together without getting it all over your hands right?

4. Fruits and veggies are your friends.

Your local Personal Trainer Garden Grove says

Eat organic fruits and vegetables to bulk up a meal by adding veggies to a stir fry and reducing the amount of meat or rice that you are eating or fruit to a small amount of non-fat yogurt and you have a healthy snack or breakfast. These simple additions add vitamins and fiber to your diet helping you to feel full and satisfied earlier that a meal or snack loaded with empty calories making you feel hungrier sooner and for all the wrong things. Plus if you're working out by yourself or with a fitness trainer you definitely need the extra micro nutrients.
5. Make your own snack packs.

Your local Personal Trainer West Hollywood says

Sometimes smaller is better! Buy your own favorite healthy snacks such as celery, apples, and walnuts and divide them up at home and throw them in those baby Ziploc bags for quick and easy, no-excuses snacks. (Don’t forget a little lemon juice on the apples will eliminate the brown flesh and give them a little zing).

6. Fiber, fiber, fiber.

Your local Personal Trainer Miracle Mile says

Fiber makes you feel full by slowing gastric emptying which helps you feel satiated longer and cut back on caloric intake. So basically you get more bang for your buck. If you start your morning off with oatmeal as opposed to yogurt, you will remain full longer with the oatmeal. This is a great way to manage weight as the goal is always the combination of low caloric intake with higher amounts of caloric usage. Furthermore, it has exciting health effects such as lowering cholesterol, and lowering your chance for cardiovascular disease and colon cancer. When eating a meal which contains a portion which is more fibrous than any of the others, always eat that first as it will fill you up sooner. For instance, have a small salad before the meal and eat it very slowly. Suddenly, your dinner turns in to tomorrow’s lunch.

7. Drink!

Your local Personal Trainer Placentia says

No sorry, didn’t mean to get you excited…not alcoholic beverages, I am talking about WATER. That precious gift that keeps on giving. Drink it as soon as you get up and before every meal. This will help your body remain hydrated and is a great trick to make you feel full faster by drinking before the meal. If you can add the juice of an organic lemon so the better! This will assist in preventing disease, cleaning out the system of toxins and is a natural antiseptic.

8. Undress!

Your Local Personal Trainer Long Beach says

Sauce on the side that is. In any situation where there will be sauce or dressing added to a dish or salad, order it on the side. You don’t want to be deprived, but this way YOU control exactly how much topping will go on the dish since everyone knows sauces and dressings can be extremely deceptive calorie BOMBS.

9. The rule of halvsies.

Your local Personal Trainer Beverly Hills says

When out at restaurants, always eat only ½ your meal. I am sure you have heard this one before. It actually helps if you ask the server for a box before you are done with your initial half so that you are not tempted to eat the other half while waiting idly for the box to come later in the meal. The other option is to order an appetizer and NO I am not talking about the fried mozzarella but maybe a seared ahi on a small bed of fresh greens? In our food-obsessed culture, the portions have gotten so large that the appetizer portions are closer to what the meal portions should be.

10. Watch the beverages!!

And finally… your local Personal Trainer Anaheim says

Hello! Did you know that the seasonal coffee beverage (cinnamon dolce, mocha or pumpkin spice, etc.) with whip at you-know-where can contain as many as 500 calories? That is the size of a meal, not a beverage in between meals. Soft drinks and energy drinks are loaded with empty calories and sugar. And sometimes beverages described as iced tea are actually just flavored sugar water with some tea in it. So be careful and read labels. You don’t want to “accidentally” take in 500 calories, because do you actually know how long that is on the treadmill to burn? You don’t want to know.

So count calories and make those calories count!