Dieting Tips
5 Guilt-Free Tricks for Pigging Out
By Denis Faye
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Moderation is tough. Sure, sure, it's
the key to dieting. It shrinks your stomach and keeps the calories down, but if
it were that easy, we'd all be skinny, wouldn't we? Fortunately, there are a
few dieting tricks you can use when that restraint just isn't going to happen.
A warning before we start: these tips
may seem rather boring. Ya see, this article isn't about endorsing guilt-free
pigging out. No, I'm not going to tell you to go ahead and fill up on low-fat,
low-carb snack foods—because A) they're junk and B) eating right isn't
just about losing weight. It's about getting healthy. What I can offer,
however, are a few tricks to offset the negative effects of compulsive
eating.
 Iced tea in
restaurants. Everyone else gets a drink, so you feel kind of lame
drinking water. What's a person to do? Diet sodas are out. The carbonation
leaches calcium out of your system and the chemicals, well, are chemicals. That
leaves iced tea. The best way to go is herbal, because then you don't have to
deal with the caffeine. But even if it's regular iced tea, it's not a ton of
caffeine and it fills you up, so by the time you get pressed for dessert,
you're already feeling plenty full.
 Veggie pig
out. Have piles of fresh, bite-sized veggies on hand, whether it's for
a party, for when you're cooking, or for when you're sitting around watching
the tube. We're talking carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower, mainly. Sure,
they're not cheese puffs, but the thing is, you can absolutely go for it. Eat
yourself crazy and it's just not going to do that much damage to your calorie
count. Furthermore, you'll be filling up on vitamins, minerals, and
fiber.
 Pre-meal
water chug. Down a glass of water before you eat. Not only does it
make you that much more full, but it's a glass of water and we all need at
least eight glasses a day!
 Big salad
trick. You can basically eat salad until you grow long, fuzzy ears and
a cotton-ball tail without harming your diet. The problem comes with the
dressing. But there's a way around that. Next time you're having a huge salad,
put it in a sealable container. Add a tablespoon or two of dressing, close the
container and shake vigorously. You'll be amazed at much that stuff spreads
around.
 Air-popped
popcorn. Add a little salt, but that's it. You're just eating fiber,
basically. Boring? Maybe, but not as boring as eating air, which is your other
guilt-free choice. Just be sure to pop a good multi-vitamin if you're going to
fill up on fiber.
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