1. Drink 10 to 12 glasses of water a day.  Water flushes toxins from your system, cleanses the liver, and can help fill you up.  Look at the label of the soda that you drink and select those that have no sodium.  You can vary the taste of the water by adding a slice of citrus fruit, or a tablespoon of fruit juice.  Cut down on coffee and teas, both are mildly diuretic, which means they remove water from your system.  That’s not what you want.

2. Cut your meals in half.  Prepare half of what you normally have for breakfast.  Replace the half you’re missing with a piece of fruit.  Only eat half your sandwich at lunch.  Add a small salad with no fat dressing in its place.  At dinner time split the entrée with someone else.  Order a cup of soup, not cream soup of course, to fill you up.  If you have dessert, share it. Continue reading »