 | A low-fat diet is the way to go. Not only will you lose weight on this diet, but you'll be able to reinforce good eating habits that can last you a lifetime. Meats can be eaten on a low-fat diet, but keep portion control in mind and buy only lean meats. Keep in mind also that foods low in fat may be high in calories. Watch what you buy, read labels, and keep a food diary, and your low-fat diet plan should go as smooth as low-fat chocolate silk pie. |
 | When you're both planning on cutting calories, low-calorie cooking for two is always easier than going it alone. Vegetarian cooking seems to be the easiest way to keep to a low-calorie diet or low-fat diet without denying yourself too much. |
 | If you and your spouse find it challenging to do low-fat cooking for two, start by considering the foods you love. Don't deny yourself too much, or you will stray. Whenever possible, incorporate your favorite foods into your low-fat diet. |
When birthdays, holidays and special events arrive, you can watch fat, salt, cholesterol and calories and still offer healthy dessert recipes that everyone will love. |
Avoid fat! Avoid carbohydrates! Avoid everything that's not a grapefruit! As people ask for a quick, easy way to lose weight, one fad diet after another emerges to answer their request. But although some of these fad diets do work for some people, many of them fail to provide long lasting, healthy weight loss. |
