“That twelve-ounce beer might taste good, but it is also around 150 calories.”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“Four Oreo cookies are 160 calories (with about 38 percent derived from fat; note that most packs of Oreos contain at least eight cookies or at least 320 calories).”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“Starvation and crash diets have one thing in common: they cut your daily calorie intake by almost 50%. The body perceives this as a famine and slips into conservation mode.”— Heather Jameson Health consultant, amazon.com
“Pears: Pears can supply 15% of your daily fiber intake.”— Heather Jameson Health consultant, amazon.com
“Grapefruit: Half a grapefruit for breakfast or before a meal can help you lose up to 2 pounds per week.”— Heather Jameson Health consultant, amazon.com
“Drinking water is a good way to trick your brain into thinking your stomach is full.”— Dr Shenoy, amazon.com
“Experts recommend eating 250 calories less per day and burning an extra 250 calories a day to create a calorie deficit that will help you achieve continuous weight loss.”— Dr Shenoy, amazon.com
“A blended beverage containing yogurt (try Greek yogurt for additional protein), fruit (purchase large bags of frozen fruit for the best value), nonfat milk, and even a tablespoon of sorbet is a great way to consume some relatively healthy foods in one sweet concoction.”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“Many of us don’t consider that a standard glass of wine contains about five ounces and 120 calories.”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“However, ‘drinking your calories’ is one of the least satisfying ways to consume calories, and yet it’s one of the fastest ways to put weight on.”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“The easiest, most efficient way to drop calories and other undesirable nutrients (e.g., sugar) from your diet is to change what you drink.”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“If you followed a plan that required you to eliminate something from your diet— say sugar or carbs— that you didn’t really intend to continue to eliminate from your diet for the rest of your life, then it was predictable that when you added these foods back to your diet you would gain weight.”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“You will soon learn that smart people don’t diet when they want to achieve long-term weight loss.”— Charlotte Markey, amazon.com
“Make a simple swap in your eating routine by choosing 100% whole grains instead of highly processed white or enriched grains.”— MyFitnessPal, blog.myfitnesspal.com
“When eating eggs, choose the free range, cage free option: Cage free and free range eggs have 1/3 less cholesterol, 1/4 less saturated fat, 2/3 more vitamin A, 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids, 3 times more vitamin E, and 7 times more beta carotene than their commercially produced counterparts.”— Mother Earth News, motherearthnews.com
“One cup of broccoli contains just 25 calories and requires up to 80 calories to digest in the body, meaning you’ve burned 55 calories just by eating it!”— Diana Kelly, dailyburn.com