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Need Urgent Help!! Medication expenses

Hey everyone,

I’ve been kicked out of my home by my parents because I was outed by a former friend as being gay and now I desperately need $300 for medication expenses. They didn’t let me take any of it with me and now I am in a lot of pain. I need more money for food, etc. but right now my medication is what I really need. I can barely move around without it.

Anything helps! I’m willing to pay you back when I get the money later on! My goal is by the end of the month

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This might not be an appropriate question to ask so feel free to ignore. But my (former) best friend has an eating disorder that got progressively worse and a few months ago she ended the friendship. I think the ED and me not knowing how to support her was big factor. Is there anything close friends should do or avoid doing? Also are there things someone with an ED might want you to do that would end up enabling them? No pressure to be an expert, just wondering about your personal perspective

Not sure how old this ask is, and sorry if it’s too late.

Maybe it can help in the future though, or someone else.

I want you to first off know that it’s not your fault. An unhealthy mind festers on it’s own, and her pushing you away, if related, could be her trying to enable herself to continue her ED. After all, it’s easier to not disappoint anyone if you have no one to disappoint. I did the same thing during the majority of my eating disorder and I still do, to an extent.

The main thing to not do is to comment on their weight, even if they are recovering. You don’t want to say they look better/worse/otherwise, at least from my experience. When people told me I was worse off, I just mentally rearranged what they were saying to make it good;

ie: They might say, “You look unhealithy thin. I’m worried about you.” What I would hear was “You look thin. I’m jealous of you.”

The reverse is also true,

ie: They might say, “You look so much better now that you’ve gained weight.” And I would hear, “I’m happy you’ve gained weight and that I can pretend you never evolved as a person”.

You have to remember, and ED is a mental disorder; It’s about how they percieve themselves. If you are about to comment on them, I would recommend saying instead things like “You look happier” if they’re recovering, and if they aren’t, then I would instead place emphasis on them as a person, saying something like “You don’t seem happy as a person. If you need help with anything, I’m always here for you.”

Your specific situation is difficult, because they’ve already pushed you away. I had a rule that whenever my friends would invite me to eat, I would drop the friendship. It was terrible, I know. I’m not quite sure what I would do in your position, but if you are still in contact I would make sure that they know you are there for them and that there is more merit to them than just their body.

I hope things work out well, or have worked out well for you.

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It’s time

I am leaving this account behind, at least for a while.

I want to get better. I’m sick of feeling so cold and empty

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“Once covid is over” is starting to feel a lot like “once I’m in recovery”

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“Emotional abuse works like this: You are screamed at, and then, not knowing any better, you stand up for yourself. You think this is a way of being strong. You think this is a defense tactic.But this only provokes more screaming. Going silent provokes more screaming too, but usually it keeps the threats to the minimum. It keeps it just at screaming and not: a shove down the stairs, or order to pack your stuff and get out. So you learn how to go silent. How to play dead. How to cry without making a noise. How to swallow noise. How to wipe your cheeks, get out of the car, and go about your day. You learn. And when the screaming has stopped, when the two of you are in the car or out to dinner and they’re all smiles, all asking for favors, all questions, you are still hurt and annoyed and want to ask them, how? How can you speak to me like that? How can you pretend you did not say those things? How can you have forgotten? But you’ve learned. So you listen to, “Can I borrow your key”s and “how was your day”s and you play dead. You swallow the noise. And sometimes it doesn’t matter who is speaking to you, it doesn’t matter if they’re a friend, it doesn’t matter if their criticism is constructive, it doesn’t matter. You’ve learned. Any sort of speaking, any raising of the voice, any insult and you play dead.”

— Good Girl, Lora Mathis (via lora-mathis)

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I’m not better, okay?! I’m not better! And I keep waiting for someone to figure that out and they don’t! I mean, of course, they don’t ‘cause as long as I say the right thing and I act the right way, they’re happy because that means that they cured me, right?

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I was so hungry. I need to stop feeling hunger.

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I ate 2 Oreos for breakfast. I don’t even like Oreos??

I fucking hate this disorder.

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I ate 2 Oreos for breakfast. I don’t even like Oreos??

I fucking hate this disorder.

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Top Pro Ana Tips

1. Keep a thinspiration book. Get a really nice journal or something and print pictures of skinny models, tips, quotes, or workouts, and glue it in there. Look through it whenever you want to binge. You can always download something from Prothinspo and keep it with you. 2. Keep a stack of magazines weighing the same amount you want to lose. When you lose weight remove some magazines from the stack. It will be thinspirational to see that pile slowly start to get smaller. Use fashion magazines so that they also can inspire you as you remove as you lose. 3. Eat on a blue or black plate. Dark colors usually make you feel fuller, faster. Better yet, eat on small dark plates. 4. When you want to eat something you shouldn’t, make a list of all the reasons you shouldn’t, and read it at least 20 times. 5. When you get a craving, count to 100 really slowly, and it might pass. Dr.s say that counting changes the minds direction in thought. 6. If you live by yourself, put up motivational pictures or numbers on the unsafe foods. Stick your goal weight on the wall or on your favorite jar of peanut butter or jelly. 7. Get one of those three ring binders and make a section for each part of the body. Put all the exercises you’ve got in there according to what body part there for. 8. Pick one food for the day,look under the fat burning food section on this site or you can eat something  like an apple. Cut it into 4 quarters. Eat one part for breakfast, one for lunch, one for dinner, and you’ve got one left over for a snack. 9. Take a Polaroid picture or a cell phone picture of yourself wearing nothing but your underwear. When you want to binge, look at it, and see all that fat that you need to get rid of? Carry it in your wallet  or phone whenever you go somewhere where there will be food. 10. If you live by yourself and prone to binges, buy only the food you need for the day. That way if you eat it, there isn’t anymore. 11. Eat with the opposite hand you normally do. Left handed people eat with their right hand, and vice versa. 12. Wear a rubber band around your wrist and snap it when you want to eat. You’ll train yourself not to think about eating. This also works for trying to quit smoking. 13. ALWAYS DO A CLEANSE TO CLEAN OUT YOUR BODY, CLICK HERE. 14. Clean something gross the bathroom, or if you have cats like me clean the  litter box when you want to eat. 15. Wear tight  jeans so you remember how much weight you have to lose. Always keep a pair that is to small for this! 16. Pour tons of something gross on your food like salt or pepper so you can’t eat it. (if your eating out, use the former, and say you accidentally put too much salt or pepper on your food. 17. If you get really bad headaches it could possibly be from dehydration so drink lots of water. Take multi-vitamins and sport drinks. 18. Eat in front of the mirror. Hell, eat in front of the mirror naked and see how much you want to eat then. 19. Drink herbal teas. They have no calories. If you don’t like them unsweetened, buy some stevia, its like sugar, but no calories they sell it on my links. 20. When you get the urge to eat chew sugar free gum. Just make sure you keep track of how much you have. Most kinds have 5 calories a piece. 21. Freeze your foods. I freeze fruits and yogurts and flavored ice cubes. Frozen yogurts take forever to eat so you feel occupied longer. 22. When you go to a restaurant order something that’s not too unhealthy. Put half of to the other side of the plate  and say your going to eat it tomorrow for lunch. Then eat half of what’s on your plate and “forget” to ask them to bag it for take out for you.  Or cut your plate in half and push the other half around the plate to fill it. 23. Eat breakfast and lunch or just breakfast, never eat dinner cause if you eat dinner you don’t give your body enough time to burn off the calories or you can eat all three small meals but finish the last bit of eating at least four hours before you go to sleep. This way your metabolism will burn it up before you get into bed. 24. Go shopping and try on clothes that you wish you could fit you and that should keep you focused and on track of your goals. 25. Pinch all your fat if you want to eat and see how disgusting it is and then you’ll think that if you eat you’ll just add more to it and you don’t want that. 26. If you can go to your kitchen and take all the bad foods that you know you will binge on please just  go and throw them away. 27. Make sure you get enough calcium. Take your vitamin. 28. If you sit a lot every hour get up and go crazy start doing knee lifts with your arms up or some jumping jacks and toe touches  or jumping stupidly or anything like that it will boost your metabolism for a little. 29. Stay away from food and the kitchen (unless your parents are around, then pretend like you just finished getting a snack) 30. Have you ever noticed that most people who you see eating are fat? Well remember this if you eat like them you’ll be as fat as them. 31. Try to plan how much your going to eat and what there’s a 30% more chance you wont over eat then. 32. Look at super models do they look like they eat? They eat very small meals many times a day but small meals girl!! 33. A calorie is a calorie so it doesn’t matter what kind you eat just eat under 1000 and you’ll lose weight. 3666 calories equal a lb! 34. Make a meal plan with all the days and put the limit of calories you’ll allow yourself to after you eat write down what you ate. Keep a food diary 35. To keep a binge from coming go outside and go for a walk, do 20 push ups and then 20 jumping jacks after you won’t feel like eating anymore. Better yet, do them in front of the mirror. If you see what moves up and down you wont feel like eating as much. 36. To boost your metabolism and keep you feeling full drink several green tea’s each day. 37. Every dieter should eat greens or take a supplement for them… eat your veggies. 38. Two tablespoons of vinegar before the meal helps speed up your digestive system and also keeps you from feeling any reflux. 39. Caffeine is great ~ it decreases appetite you can use other types of caffeine products like guarana. 40. Peppermints or peppermint teas are  a great appetite suppressant. 41. Diet soda is not the best thing to drink while calorie restricting you should drink plenty of water and other non caloric healthy stuff. 42. Don’t stop moving’ ~ Try to keep moving as much as possible  every calorie burned  counts. 43. Don’t eat fast/ chew very slowly to let your body know you ate. If you have to chew each piece for several seconds. 44. Eat seaweed or kelp pills ~ they say it boosts the metabolism. 45. Don’t slouch,  try to sit  up straight ~ you burn more calories and tighten your tummy that way. 46. Dress accordingly when you are thin you should be carrying something with you to keep from shaking. Family and friends get worried if your cold and they are not. 47. Lack of sleep stimulates your appetite. It is proven that most people who sleep at least 6 hours a day lose more weight and are less hungry. 48. Spicy foods boost the metabolism. 49. Eat negative cal foods. Fat Burning Foods 50. Eat lots of celery ~celery is filled with water and because it is chewy it burns more calories than most non caloric foods. 51. Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day. Our bodies and world is mostly made up of water… You need it to survive!! 52. Munch on ice cubes to get rid of the cravings of chewing. 53. Take it slow when eating  it takes 20 minutes for the stomach to realize it is full. 54. Eat lots of fiber ~ expands in your stomach to create a full feeling. 55. Don’t eat in front of the television or on your bed or on the computer ~ concentrate on the food while you eat ~ you get more satisfied. 56. Eat vegetarian as much as possible. They make all fake meats and cheeses now.   57. Do 50 sit ups every morning ~ it will raise your metabolism and makes your stomach and chest look better not to mention your arms. 58. Cabbage makes you lose weight but can be smelly!! 59. Strawberries, cherries and blueberries are low in calories and boost the metabolism. Not to mention you can pop them in the mouth like snacks. 60. Drink one glass of water every hour. This will keep you full and you wont get dehydrated or headaches. 61. Eat negative calorie foods at least 2 times a day. 62. Weigh yourself before and AFTER every time you eat. 63. Exercise 2 times the amount of calories you eat. 64. Eat 6 small meals a day spaced about 3 hours apart. 65. Let yourself eat some of the foods you normally would not allow yourself. Don’t binge just balance.. You can do it. Take control 66. Eat standing up, move around while you eat. 67. Watch other people eat. Sometimes people eating looks so gross. 68. Find pictures of overweight people  or family members and put them in various places around your house. 69. Drink water before eating . 70. Try on your skinny cloths… See how close you are to your goals. 71. Clean your closet and draws…. Organize yourself. It will burn calories and you feel better. Not to mention you can find your stuff!I 72. Keep a food diary in your pocketbook or purse to have an idea of when and why your eating. 73. Weigh yourself with a weight in your hand and then take that weight off and weigh yourself again… Think about how to lose that weight mentally 74.Drink hot or cold fluids throughout the day to speed up your metabolism. Extreme temperatures trick the body.. 75.Put on some music you like and dance around… It burns calories and its fun. 76. Brush your teeth and tongue. This trick will keep you from eating. Trust me it does work. 77.Limit Alcohol consumption. This is empty calories. 78.Always leave a bite left on your plate. This teaches restraint. 79.  The 3B’s BAKE,BROIL,BOIL ALL YOUR FOODS! 80.Try Magnetic rings on your fingers. This is supposed to help you lose weight in certain areas of your body by wearing the rings on different fingers. 81. Learn how to stand on your head. This sounds stupid,but it is true that by standing on your head you increase the circulation in your body. 82.JUMP! Buy a jump rope or a trampoline. Take a rebound class. Jumping is still one of the best ways to boost your cardiovascular system and stimulate Weight loss. 83. Never eat in secret. This is the worst habit to get into. 84.Cook for other people. This is a great way to have a relationship with food and not eating it. 85.Concentrate on the first three bites of your food. These are usually the best. 86.Do the 4 D’s Don’t relapse, Distract yourself,Decide your Goals and Distance yourself from Food. 87.Get a Tan. Okay, I know the sun is bad for you and so is the tanning beds. But, you can do everything in moderation. Plus there are spray tans today that don’t make you look orange. 88.AVOID FRIED FOODS. 89. When eating a meal try to only eat one of every food group. One protein, One starch and One veggie. This will help the body digest easier. That means no cheeseburgers this has two proteins meat and cheese. 90. Get a job working in a gym/health club. This is what I did. I got certified and got a part time job teaching at my local gym. I was spending so much time there working out that I got a job to get paid for all the time I was working out. You stay in shape and you make a little money. 91.Get diet samples. Pay for shipping and handling if you have to. Most free samples come for one portion. The samples that you pay for shipping and handling usually have enough samples inside for a week or two. So remember when looking for something…. If it is completely free/ it is not enough to do anything. 92.Balance. Walk with a book on your head. This helps with posture and balance and tightens the tummy. 93.Moisturise. Always keep your skin moisturised. There is no reason for your skin to look saggy. Start now and those saggy skin folds will tighten up. 94.Massaging your body and face will help increase circulation. You can do this yourself with a BALINESE OIL. 95.Find a Buddy. Weight loss always comes easier with a buddy. 96.Buy  a food piggy bank. Every time you want to spend money on food that you should not eat… Put that money in your piggy and buy something beneficial for your lifestyle. 97. Put your fork down. Try putting your fork or utensils down between bites when eating. … Chew more. 98. Write down the good and the bad points. Separate the page with a line and list them one by one. On each side. Good reasons to stay on your diet and Bad reasons to go off your diet. 99.Arrange your house so you wont eat… Put things away in high places you can’t reach. If you have to get a chair to cheat you might think twice. 100. Take a long bath or hot shower. This helps to distract the mind and increases blood circulation. 101. Lemon. Cut a fresh lemon and smell it. This helps with appetite control. Also Orange… 102.Fresh ginger can also work as an appetite suppressant. 103.Keep your New Years Resolution! Stay focused on your goals to be thin! 104.Try to get E Coupons for your diet products. 105. This is a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen trick… Put red lipstick on perfectly. If you eat it will get all messed up and all over your teeth. 106. If you have to taste it…. do it chew it and spit it out! Please do not make this a habbit! It is really gross! 107. Three words: Crest White Strips. Here’s the deal. You’re supposed to wear these on your upper and lower teeth for 30 minutes each, 2x a day. And you definitely cannot eat while you’ve got these babies on. You can have up to 2 hours a day of literally not being able to eat! If you put them on about 15 minutes before dinner then you can’t eat dinner with your family and they’ll have to let you eat on your own later. It’ s perfect 108.. Ride out the hour. When you start to get hungry, just tell yourself that you’ll wait until the end of the hour to eat anything. That way you’ll have time to think about whether or not you really want those calories, and you’ll also feel really powerful since you’ve proved to yourself that you can go for that time without food. 109. Exercise before you eat. It will give you more time to think over what you really want to eat, and when you do eat you’ll be more comfortable with it since you just burned some calories. 110.This is a little different than what other pro-ana sites may say. Instead of lowering the temperature while you sleep, raise the temperature. Sleep in sweats and under all of your covers. You’ll sweat and lose water weight…It’s not “real” weight, but you will feel great when you get a look at the scale after getting out of bed.                             130…Iced water: Drinking ice cold water makes your body burn more calories, because your body has to work harder to raise the temperature of the ice cold water to your body temperature( which is around 98 degrees) Drinking an 8-ounce cup of ice-cold water burns 8 calories depending on your BMI Drinking 8 glasses of iced water a day and Burning about  8 calories for each glass = 64 calories burned per day. Over a year you can imagine the calorie loss…. 64 calories burned per day equals 2.9 kilograms of lost fat. And remember, the more you drink the more you lose, Christina Ricci once said that she drinks 4 litres of water a day!! (plz don’t go over 4 though, it can be dangerous as much more than that will dilute the sodium content in your blood and can lead to a stroke  - try 3 liters, you’ll have GLORIOUS skin) 131. Put your gym bag in the kitchen… remind yourself how much you are going to have to work out to lose the calories you are thinking about eating! 132….. Here are Preventions tips…. Follow some of these is  tip 132. These are very healthy tips TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.. HERE ARE 100 OF THE BEST TIPS TO DIET QUESTIONS… I Can Only Handle One Diet Change Right Now. What Should I Do BEST 100 TIPS? 133. Add just one fruit or veggie serving daily. Get comfortable with that, then add an extra serving until you reach 8 to 10 a day.134. Eat at least two servings of a fruit or veggie at every meal. 134. Resolve never to supersize your food portions—unless you want to supersize your clothes. 135. Make eating purposeful, not mindless. Whenever you put food in your mouth, peel it, unwrap it, plate it, and sit. Engage all of the senses in the pleasure of nourishing your body. 136. Start eating a big breakfast. It helps you eat fewer total calories throughout the day. 137. Make sure your plate is half veggies and/or fruit at both lunch and dinner. Are there Any Easy Tricks to Help Me Cut Calories? 138. Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant entree has 1,000 to 2,000 calories, not even counting the bread, appetizer, beverage, and dessert. 139. When dining out, make it automatic: Order one dessert to share 140. Use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate, THE DARKER THE PLATE THE LOWER YOUR APPETITE WILL BE! 141. See what you eat. Plate your food instead of eating out of the jar or bag. 142. Eat the low-cal items on your plate first, then graduate. Start with salads, veggies, and broth soups, and eat meats and starches last. By the time you get to them, you’ll be full enough to be content with smaller portions of the high-calorie choices. 143. Instead of whole milk, switch to 1 percent. If you drink one 8-oz glass a day, you’ll lose 5 lb in a year. 144. Juice has as many calories, ounce for ounce, as soda. Set a limit of one 8-oz glass of fruit juice a day. 145. Get calories from foods you chew, not beverages. Have fresh fruit instead of fruit juice. 146. Keep a food journal,AND A WORKOUT JOURNAL It really works wonders. 147. Follow the Chinese saying: “Eat until you are eight-tenths full.” 148. Use mustard instead of mayo. 149. Eat more soup. The non-creamy ones are filling but low-cal. 150. Cut back on or cut out caloric drinks such as soda, sweet tea, lemonade, etc. People have lost weight by making just this one change. If you have a 20-oz bottle of Coca-Cola every day, switch to Diet Coke. You should lose 25 lb in a year. 151. Take your lunch to work. 152. Sit when you eat. 153. Dilute juice with water. 154. Have mostly veggies for lunch. 155. Eat at home. 156. Limit alcohol to weekends. How Can I Eat More Veggies? 157. Have a V8 or tomato juice instead of a Diet Coke at 3 pm. 158. Doctor your veggies to make them delicious: Dribble maple syrup over carrots, and sprinkle chopped nuts on green beans. 159. Mix three different cans of beans and some diet Italian dressing. Eat this three-bean salad all week. 160. Don’t forget that vegetable soup counts as a vegetable. 161. Rediscover the sweet potato. 162. Use prebagged baby spinach everywhere: as “lettuce” in sandwiches, heated in soups, wilted in hot pasta, and added to salads. 163. Spend the extra few dollars to buy vegetables that are already washed and cut up. 164. Really hate veggies? Relax. If you love fruits, eat plenty of them; they are just as healthy (especially colorful ones such as oranges, mangoes, and melons). 165. Keep seven bags of your favorite frozen vegetables on hand. Mix any combination, microwave, and top with your favorite low-fat dressing. Enjoy 3 to 4 cups a day. Makes a great quick dinner. Can You Give Me a Mantra that will Help Me Stick to My Diet? 166. “The best portion of high-calorie foods is the smallest one. The best portion of vegetables is the largest one. Period.” 167. “I’ll ride the wave. My cravings will disappear after 10 minutes if I turn my attention elsewhere.” 168. “I want to be around to see my grandchildren, so I can forgo a cookie now.” 169. “I am a work in progress.” 170. “It’s more stressful to continue being fat than to stop overeating.” I Eat Healthy, but I’m Overweight. What Mistakes Could I Be Making without Realizing It? 171. Skipping meals. Many healthy eaters “diet by day and binge by night.” 172. Don’t “graze” yourself fat. You can easily munch 600 calories of pretzels or cereal without realizing it. 173. Eating pasta like crazy. A serving of pasta is 1 cup, but some people routinely eat 4 cups.43. Eating supersize bagels of 400 to 500 calories for snacks. 174. Ignoring “Serving Size” on the Nutrition Facts panel. 175. Snacking on bowls of nuts. Nuts are healthy but dense with calories. Put those bowls away, and use nuts as a garnish instead of a snack. 176. Thinking all energy bars and fruit smoothies are low-cal. What Can I Eat for a Healthy Low-Cal Dinner if I Don’t Want to Cook? 177. A smoothie made with fat-free milk, frozen fruit, and wheat germ. 178. The smallest fast-food burger (with mustard and ketchup, not mayo) and a no-cal beverage. Then at home, have an apple or baby carrots. 179. A peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread with a glass of 1 percent milk and an apple. 180. Precooked chicken strips and microwaved frozen broccoli topped with Parmesan cheese. 181. A healthy frozen entree with a salad and a glass of 1 percent milk. 182. Scramble eggs in a nonstick skillet. Pop some asparagus in the microwave, and add whole wheat toast. If your cholesterol levels are normal, you can have seven eggs a week! 183. A bag of frozen vegetables heated in the microwave, topped with 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of chopped nuts. 184. Prebagged salad topped with canned tuna, grape tomatoes, shredded reduced-fat cheese, and low-cal Italian dressing. 185. Keep lean sandwich fixings on hand: whole wheat bread, sliced turkey, reduced-fat cheese, tomatoes, mustard with horseradish. 186. Heat up a can of good soup. 187. Cereal, fruit, and fat-free milk makes a good meal anytime. 188. Try a veggie sandwich from Subway. 189. Precut fruit for a salad and add yogurt What’s Your Best Advice for Avoiding those Extra Holiday Pounds? 190. Don’t tell yourself, “It’s okay, it’s the holidays.” That opens the door to 6 weeks of splurging. 191. Remember, EAT before you meet. Have this small meal before you go to any parties: a hardboiled Egg, Apple, and a Thirst quencher (water, seltzer, diet soda, tea). 192. As obvious as it sounds, don’t stand near the food at parties. Make the effort, and you’ll find you eat less. 193. At a buffet? Eating a little of everything guarantees high calories. Decide on three or four things, only one of which is high in calories. Save that for last so there’s less chance of overeating. 194. For the duration of the holidays, wear your snuggest clothes that don’t allow much room for expansion. Wearing sweats is out until January. 195. Give it away! After company leaves, give away leftover food to neighbors, doormen, or delivery people, or take it to work the next day. 196. Walk around the mall three times before you start shopping. 197. Make exercise a nonnegotiable priority. 198. Dance to music with your family in your home. One dietitian reported that when she asks her patients to do this, initially they just smile, but once they’ve done it, they say it is one of the easiest ways to involve the whole family in exercise. How Can I Control a Raging Sweet Tooth? 199. Once in a while, have a lean, mean salad for lunch or dinner, and save the meal’s calories for a full dessert. 200. Are you the kind of person who does better if you make up your mind to do without sweets and just not have them around? Or are you going to do better if you have a limited amount of sweets every day? One RD reported that most of her clients pick the latter and find they can avoid bingeing after a few days. 201. If your family thinks they need a very sweet treat every night, try to strike a balance between offering healthy choices but allowing them some “free will.” Compromise with low-fat ice cream and 202. Try 2 weeks without sweets. It’s amazing how your cravings vanish. 203. Eat more fruit. A person who gets enough fruit in his diet doesn’t have a raging sweet tooth. 204. Eat your sweets, just eat them smart! Carve out about 150 calories per day for your favorite sweet. That amounts to about an ounce of chocolate, half a modest slice of cake, or ½ cup of regular ice cream. 205. Try these smart little sweets: sugar-free hot cocoa, frozen red grapes, fudgsicles, sugar-free gum, Nutri-Grain chocolate fudge twists, Tootsie Rolls, and hard candy. How Can I Conquer My Downfall: Bingeing at Night? 206. Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The large majority of people who struggle with night eating are those who skip meals or don’t eat balanced meals during the day. This is a major setup for overeating at night. 207. Eat your evening meal in the kitchen or dining room, sitting down at the table. 208. Drink cold unsweetened raspberry tea. It tastes great and keeps your mouth busy. 209. Change your nighttime schedule. It will take effort, but it will pay off. You need something that will occupy your mind and hands. 210. If you’re eating at night due to emotions, you need to focus on getting in touch with what’s going on and taking care of yourself in a way that really works. Find a nonfood method of coping with your stress. 211. Put a sign on the kitchen and refrigerator doors: “Closed after Dinner.” 212. Brush your teeth right after dinner to remind you: No more food. 213. Eat without engaging in any other simultaneous activity. No reading, watching TV, or sitting at the computer. 214. Eating late at night won’t itself cause weight gain. It’s how many calories—not when you eat them—that counts. How Can I Reap Added Health Benefits from My Dieting? 215. Fat-free isn’t always your best bet. Research has found that none of the lycopene or alpha- or beta-carotene that fight cancer and heart disease is absorbed from salads with fat-free dressing. Only slightly more is absorbed with reduced-fat dressing; the most is absorbed with full-fat dressing. But remember, use your dressing in moderate amounts. 216. Skipping breakfast will leave you tired and craving naughty foods by midmorning. To fill up healthfully and tastefully, try this sweet, fruity breakfast full of antioxidants. In a blender, process 1 c nonfat plain or vanilla yogurt, 1 1/3 c frozen strawberries (no added sugar), 1 peeled kiwi, and 1 peeled banana. Pulse until mixture is milkshake consistency. Makes one 2-cup serving; 348 calories and 1.5 fat grams. 217. If you’re famished by 4 p.m. and have no alternative but an office vending machine, reach for the nuts—. The same goes if your only choices are what’s available in the hotel minibar. 218. Next time you’re feeling wiped out in late afternoon, forgo that cup of coffee and reach for a cup of yogurt instead. The combination of protein, carbohydrate, and fat in an 8-ounce serving of low-fat yogurt will give you a sense of fullness and well-being that coffee can’t match, as well as some vital nutrients. If you haven’t eaten in 3 to 4 hours, your blood glucose levels are probably dropping, so eating a small amount of nutrient-rich food will give your brain and your body a boost.

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