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Drinking lots of water can help control your appetite. I sometimes to go the gym to distract me from food, but that's probably not a helpful solution for late-night snacking. Maybe keeping some motivational material - like pictures of people that represent what you aspire to - easily visible (so that you see it on the way…
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I haven't used 30 day shred, but my sister has and saw great results (I joined her for the occasional workout though, so I do know a bit about it). While you're still getting started with it my advice is to concentrate on correct form more than "keeping up" - remind yourself it's fine to stop and carefully watch them…
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Remind yourself that it's MORE wasteful to eat something you don't need. When you've already had enough to eat, to consume extra food is just as much of a waste as throwing it out or feeding it to the dog (or the neighbour's dog!). In future you could make an effort to work leftovers into the next meal - basically don't…
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I just can't bear the taste of the stuff - eugh! I'm lucky that I don't care much for fizzy drinks, but I always get real sugar ribena and squash. I'd much rather actually enjoy the taste of the occasional ribena and drink plain water the rest of the time. To avoid aspartame-filled diet yoghurt you could buy plain yoghurt…
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So-called "vanity" sizing is to blame for the fact that a size 16 in the 1940s is equivalent to a size 10 or even an 8 today (in the UK; vanity sizing in the US is even faster moving - that 1940s 16 is now about a size 6 US). A blogging friend of mine is actually running a campaign for clearer sizing…
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Yeah I pretty much hate everything about dieting and exercise and do it purely because I want to be thin. BUT I took up hula hooping a few months ago, which is awesome fun and burns calories - not as many as powering on the cross trainer, but because I like it, I don't mind spending longer doing it. Plus I can do some…