Staying Motivated

Be in control. Eat slowly. Cut your food into small pieces. Don’t jam your mouth full of food. Take small bites instead of large ones. Chew your food, don’t inhale it.

Try to make all your meals special! Don’t just throw some food on a paper plate or small dish and start eating. Set your table. Have a pitcher of water or iced-tea ready and waiting. Use a nice set of dishes. Put it all on top of a nice table cloth and place mat. Don’t mix television or reading the newspaper with your meals. It’s time to eat. Eat with family members if they’re available. Talk about everyone’s day while you’re eating. If you’re alone, put on some nice relaxing music while you eat.

Chew your food slowly and deliberately. Put your knife, fork and spoon down while you chew. Relax at the table. Sit up while you chew. I know for myself, this has always been my biggest problem. I’m retired from the Navy after twenty years. The rule of thumb was always “eat it and beat it!” It’s a very hard habit to break so don’t try to break it in one day.

Don’t worry about cleaning your plate. In fact, try to leave just a little food on your plate when you’re finished. Try not filling up your plate to begin with. Who says you have to pile all that food on? Forget about it.

Keep thinking about the weight and the fat you’re losing. Look in the mirror. Take a before picture of yourself and check it often. Especially right before a meal. Re-program yourself. Be your own best friend.

Don’t stay up late anymore. Try to go to bed early to avoid those after dinner late-night snacks. Get up earlier and start your day off with a good Negative Calorie breakfast and workout! Keep a large supply of water at your side all the time. Every time you feel hungry, drink some water. Cut down on the red meat in your diet. When purchasing steaks at the grocery store, try buying smaller
or thinner cuts of meat.

Try to always include fruit and vegetables with every meal. Make yourself some Negative Calorie drinks. Cut up your Negative Calorie fruits and throw ‘em in a blender and see what they taste like.

If you’ve got to eat some fattening foods, like ice cream, throw some chopped strawberries in it. Lighten it up with your Negative Calorie fruit. Instead of ice cream, try non-fat yogurt and blend it with your favorite Negative Calorie fruit.

Add rice to your daily meals. Especially brown rice. Mix in your favorite Negative Calorie vegetables with it. Cut out mayonnaise from your diet. Mayonnaise can double or triple your fat intake in a single meal. Try using ketchup and mustard instead. More mustard.

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