lucretia answered Saturday September 10 2005, 12:17 pm: Ok, if you're certain you want to lose weight(and aren't just responding to peer pressure) then try fruit instead of candy (bananas are an especially good substitute for chocolate)and drinking a large glass of water, slowly, before each meal(clears the skin as well as calming the appetite. For the rest, eat plenty of complex carbs(brown rice , wholewheat bread and pasta as opposed to white). Experts say that complex carbs should make up about forty percent of our daily diet.
Try to cook with vegetable oil(olive if you can afford it) instead of butter, yoghurt(which also makes a good snack, with fresh fruit)instead of cream. You get the picture.....Above all, though, don't be afraid to give yourself a treat- say one really nice ice cream sundae or slice of cake a week. More fun and actually, much more effective than sheer grim abstinance. lol Lucretia xx. [ lucretia's advice column | Ask lucretia A Question ]
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