Little way to be a big loser - after the holidays Part 5

7. Nut cracker.
No, not the musical, but a daily dose of mixed nuts or peanut. Research showed that a group of dieters who ate a handful of those nuts are more likely to keep off weight than a group whose regimen doesn't include those high-fat snacks.

8. Don't just sit - Stand Up!
The average person burns up about 100 calories per hour sitting down, and burn 40 calories more in 1 hour standing up. Get on your feet 2 hours a day while you work, and you could drop an extra 6 pounds over the year!

9.Get your beauty sleep, and lose more weight.
Insufficient shut-eye appears to increase production of the stress hormone - cortisol, which also regulate appetite High level of cortisol seems to worsen bingeing un hunger pang- moreover, too little sleep could keep your body from burning carbohydrates, which means, you'll store more body fat.

Little way to be a big loser - after the holidays Part 4

4.Stick a fork in it.
Put your salad dressing on the side instead of mixing it with the veggies. And dip your fork into it before stabbing your greens. Simple enough, but you could cut hundreds of calories.

5.Watch coffee calories in those fancy concoction.
You love hanging out and have one of those fancy concoctions you call coffee. What I doubt you'll love is the calories a cup of those concoction can pack is as much as your entire lunch.

6.Walk and talk, talk and walk.
When your mobile phone rings and you are ready to go into talk-marathon with your buddy, slip on you walking shoes and stroll the halls at work or hoof it outside, to have a mini marathon for you feet too. If you do this for 10 minutes every workday at a moderate 3 mph pace, not only you will exercise your facial muscle, but you will also burn about 1,000 calories a month and lose about 3 pounds a year.

Little way to be a big loser - after the holidays Part 3

Here are some small steps you could take :

1.Order two small appetizers instead of 1 big one.
Study shows that the average hamburger is 23% larger than their ancestor was in 1977. So, it's better to order a small pasta dish and a salad or soup instead.

2.Befriend the vending machine.
Though this might sound as if I've lost my mind, nibbling on a single servings from the vending machine when you can't help it is better than digging your way to the bottom of a megabag of chips from the big hypermarkets.

3.Start with salad
and eat less during the rest of the meal. Veggies are rich sources of fiber that will help you feel fuller. When salads were topped with low fat mozarella and low calorie Italian dressing instead of high fat alternatives, women ate 10% fewer calories over the course of the day.