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foods - i.e. cookies, cakes, pies, and ice cream. Read food labels since "reduced fat" is often a very misleading label Limit all forms of nuts.
5. Avoid sugar and foods high in sugar. These include soft drinks, fruit drinks (except 100% natural unsweetened juices), jams, candies, cookies, and sugar-coated children's cereals. Use artificial sweeteners for sweetening coffee and drinks.
6. Take a multi-vitamin supplement daily while restricting calories intake. When you restrict food intake, you also restrict your normal intake of vitamins - particularly when your switch from high-fat, high-calorie processed foods (which are supplemented with vitamins) to natural, unprocessed foods (which have vitamins but are reduced). Contrary to popular opinion, vitamins do not stimulate your appetite! Especially an all-natural, complete supplement such as Juice Plus! (See Appendix 3)
7. There is no food that cannot be occasionally eaten. I repeat: Nothing is completely forbidden. When most people are told to "immediately and completely stop eating" chocolate, ice cream, [fill in the blanks]," the person will usually develop an increased craving for these items. Eventually, human nature takes over and resistance fails, you have the making of a binge. It's not what you eat but the quantity; portion control is the key. If you must have chocolate, then have chocolate. Just make yourself a promise before you start that you will only eat a bite or two to satisfy your craving and put the rest away. Remember, to falter is not to fail! If you exceed your calorie allowance one day, wake up the next morning and vow to start fresh. Go at it with renewed vigor and dedication. We are all human; we will stumble at times in any journey. But, those who pick themselves up and keep moving forward will succeed.
8 Before eating out, save calories and put them in your "calorie bank." If you know you are going out for a special evening or party, work extra hard the days before the event. Reduce your calories by 500 calories a day for 2 or 3 days before the event. Then, when the night arrives, you can enjoy the occasion and drawn from your "bank account" without guilt. It's like saving money for Christmas!
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