Good Excuses for Not Drinking

In an ideal world, friends and family would mind their own business, and none of us would ever need to justify our food and drink choices. But sometimes you might not want the hassle of explaining that you're on a diet - especially if you know the response will be "Oh, you're not fat ... just one won't hurt."
These explanations are less likely to encourage your friends to try to persuade you into having a drink:

• "I can't

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One of the easiest ways to boost your weight loss is to curb your alcohol intake. Not only do alcoholic drinks contain calories, they also tend to increase your appetite and reduce your will-power: a very diet-unfriendly combination! Even if your social life doesn't revolve around bars and clubs, don't assume it'll be easy for you to drink less: that post-work glass of wine, or the beers on a lazy Sunday afternoon, can be just as hard to give up. But if your weight loss has slowed recently, cutting...

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Tomatoes are in season at the moment, and piled high at the market. They're one of my favorite foods - healthy, delicious and useful in all sorts of dishes. Read on for tomato facts that you might not know, and some ways to eat more tomatoes every day.
Why You Should Eat Tomatoes

1. Tomatoes can help to protect your skin against the sun, and reduce wrinkles

Tomatoes contain an antioxidant called lycopene. This has lots of health benefits, one of which is protecting...

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There are hundreds of diets, tips, books, and techniques out there for losing weight. Despite this, those who sustain long-term weight loss are few and far between.

In this post, lets share some pearls of wisdom that have helped her achieve her own weight loss, and in turn, have helped others.

1. "Diets" simply do not work; the very nature of the word implies the "beginning" and an "end" to a way of eating that has, historically, been...

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One of the most frustrating moments for many dieters is the weekly weigh-in. Sometimes, the results on your scales seem to bear very little relation to the week you've just had. Maybe you've been really good - but not lost anything. Or you've had a couple of meals out, and eaten more than a few candy bars - and yet you've dropped a pound.

What's going on?

If you weren't dieting and weighed yourself every day, you'd still find that your weight wasn't steady: it might...

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