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OVER WEIGHT

If you're even 20 percent overweight (say, you should weigh 120 pounds, but tip the scale at 144 pounds), health risks soar for high blood pressure and cholestrol, diabetes and other diseases.

Leave excess pounds in the dust

Flip lunch and dinner

Exercise burns up calories, which means that your body will burn up food beter while you're active, so eat your main meal at midday and eat something light for dinner.

Chew your food-a lot

Chew each morsel 10 to 15 times slowly. You'll enjoy it more and digest it better, and the effort of chewing each bite throughly will make you less inclined to overeat.

Drink up

Water slows your appetite and keeps food moving quickly through your digestive tract. Drink a large glass of water ten minutes before meals. It'll fill you up, so you'll get full faster.

Eat with a fork

Finger food is a no-no, because we just naturally eat more when it's easier to get to. Don't eat straight from the bag or the box.

Ditch the low fat snacks

Low-fat desserts and deceptive. They are full of sugar and often contain as many or more calories as high fat desserts. Worse, excess sugar converts to fat when your body digests it. Instead, eat a piece of fresh fruit.

Stay away from alcohol

Alcoholic beverages-as well as alcohol free drinks-are very high in calories.

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