Simple Ways to Cut Calories
Anyone who's ever tried to lose weight knows it takes work. But it may not require as much as you think. Throwing everything at the problem might, in fact, be exactly why you fail at the latest plan you've sworn you'll stick to. "You have to start small," People tend to launch on a weight-loss program and try to change everything in their lives all at once. The simple solution? Make incremental adjustments to your eating and exercise habits that can shave calories here and there for maximum impact. For example, consuming just 100 fewer calories each day is enough to avert the 1 to 2 pounds the average person gains each year, says Wyatt, who co-authored a study in the Journal Science on battling obesity. To lose weight, you have to go a step further, she says, downsizing by 500 calories a day. But you don't ...