DIET AND EXERCISE TIPS

8 Tips for Winning the Food Fight

Easy ideas for weight-loss success.

8 Tips for successful dieting

Staying in control of what we eat can be challenging in our world, where tempting foods seem to loom at every turn. “In the past, we’d teach people how to handle predictable food situations, like what to do in a restaurant and how to navigate the supermarket,” says Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and co-author of Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions (Rodale, 2005). “But what do you do when you bump into a candy display by the checkout counter at the shoe store? We need a bigger set of skills.” Here, Bulik and others offer advice for beating the tendency to binge and improving your relationship with food.

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I am surprised that you didn't mention anything on taking water and fruits. How much water should be taken a day?

Angello Musinguzi, Rwanda, RW

How much amount of water should be taken in a day?

N.Thulasi Raman, Vellore, TA

If you drink four 16 oz water bottles a day then you get the recommended amount. It comes out to 64 oz a day.

Sara, Austin, TX

I eat a lot of fruits & vegetables salad regular foods my tummy is big i weigh 150.

Maryhamilton, Clearfield, UT

Just eat smaller portions.

Latshia Hill, Montgomery, AL

Im 5ft.5in and weigh 155 pounds im trying to loose 10 pounds this summer what should i do.

Sam, Austin, TX

"I eat a lot of fruits & vegetables salad regular foods my tummy is big i weigh 150." -Maryhamilton, Clearfield, UT It's probably not the fruit/veggie part of your diet that is making you big. Did you know that a salad can have up to 700 calories and 30 g of fat due to dressing, bacon, meat, cheese, etc? Plus, what else do you eat besides the veggies? Eating a pear will not neutralize eating a gallon of ice cream or a plate of spaghetti bolognaise.

Bree, Needville, TX