7 Mental Tricks That Shed Pounds
source It's Free! Think about how often you eat food that you don't even want: the free cookie that came with your sandwich; the second helping of paella you accepted just to be polite; the unsatisfying fat-free ice cream that you kept dipping into each night because you didn't want to waste it. The trouble with such rationalizations is that they can add up to extra pounds. "These examples can total about 600 additional calories a day — enough to cause a moderately active woman to gain five pounds a month if she doesn't burn them off," says Milton Stokes, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. Here are the most common leaps in food logic and the simple attitude adjustments that will keep your diet — and your weight — in check. THE LOGIC behind "It's Free!": When food's up for grabs, I might as well grab some! Freebies are everywhere, from samples at the market to bagels in the morning meeting. But just one sesame-with-crea...