Tips On Dieting

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Then, click on the link below and watch the video that gives various tips on dieting as part of a general nutrition series of video clips. 

Quick Tips On Dieting (General Nutrition)

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Quick tips on dieting. Ever dreamt of looking like Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie- well here's your chance. Videojug provides quick and easy tips to get that dream figure.

1. Step 1: Don't go on a diet change your diet

2. all you have to do is eat less, eat better and do more.

3. Step 2: Change the way you shop

4. Instead of buying a lot of ready made meals, try fresh ingredients and cook yourself, it's fun

5. Step 3: Eat smaller portions

   The important thing is to have moderate portions of food, say about the size of the palm of your hand

6. Step 4: Try something new

   biscuits and chocolate are out, but seeds and nuts are in, once you get used to it it's brilliant, no more guilty feelings.

7. Step 5: Get help and support

   The BBC website has a really sensible section on losing weight, I've learned a lot and it helps give me the confidence to know I can actually change my relationship with food, that means my life is changing too
8. Fruit and veg is the best thing to eat, they say you should eat five portions of a day

9. Step 6: Get moving

   You don't have to go to a gym, you can exercise anywhere, walk rather than drive, walk rather than taking the bus

10. Step 7: Don't skip meals

    It's important to eat regular meals, especially breakfast, because if you don't your energy levels will drop and you will be tempted to eat the wrong things at the wrong time.

11. Step 8: Drink plenty of water

    Drink plenty of water, at least 6 glasses a day. Sometimes when you think that you are hungry, you might really be just thirsty. Keeping body's water levels up stops you from craving food when you are not really hungry.

12. Step 9: Cut down on alcohol

    Booze is fun but it contains lots of calories which the body store as fat, so, limit your drinking.

13. Step 10: Breaking your diet is normal

    You are allowed to indulge yourself once in a while eat healthily most of the time.

14. Step 11: Reward yourself