Tips -

Increase your consumption of grains, vegetables and fruit. Eat fresh whole foods rather than processed foods, emphasizing a wide variety of colors and textures.

Have organic food whenever possible and keep preservatives and chemicals to a minimum.

Moderate your use of butter, avoid margarine, cook with olive oil and eat nuts and seeds.

Chew your food well and avoid eating when you are upset.

When you are shopping, use the outside of the aisles (Junk food tends to be in the middle.)

Keep your house temptation-free. If you have a sweet tooth. Don't keep it in your house.

Drink water first. Often we mistaken thirst for hunger.

Do not drink your calories. Avoid sugar soft drinks, juice and coffee. One can of regular soda can take approximately one mile of running to burn off.

Do you have any tips that help you??

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