Health and Beauty tips

1. Order two appetizers
Choose a pasta dish and salad or soup from the appetizer column before starting a meal when eating in a restaurant.
2. Visit the vending machine
Nibbling on single servings is better than digging your way to the bottom of a megabag of chips.
3. Start with salad…
and eat less during the rest of the meal, says a study from Pennsylvania State University. When salads were topped with low-fat mozzarella and low-calorie Italian dressing instead of high-fat alternatives, women ate 10 percent fewer calories over the course of the day.
4. Stick a fork in it
If you prefer your salad dressing on the side, dip your fork into it before stabbing your greens. That little maneuver could cut hundreds of calories.
5. Watch coffee calories
The fancy concoctions that are now the javas of choice for many people can contain as many calories as an entire lunch
6. Walk and talk
When your cell phone rings, slip on your walking shoes and stroll the halls at work or hoof it outside. If you did this for 10 minutes every workday at a moderate 3 mph pace, you’d burn about 1,000 calories a month and lose 3 pounds a year.
7. Crack a nut
People who ate a handful of peanuts or mixed nuts daily were more likely to keep weight off than a group whose regimen didn’t include the high-fat snacks.
8. Don’t just sit there
The average person burns 100 calories per hour sitting and 140 per hour standing. Get on your feet 2 hours a day while you work, and you could drop an extra 6 pounds over the year.
9. Sleep well, lose more
Insufficient shut-eye appears to increase production of the stress hormone cortisol, which regulates appetite. High levels seem to worsen bingeing and hunger; moreover, too little sleep could keep your body from burning carbohydrates, which translates to more stored body fat.
10. Double your protein
The high-protein, low-carb approach may help keep you from losing muscle along with fat.

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