9 Easy Ways to Cut About 100 Calories From Your Day
Do it without feeling deprived or skimping on flavor.
By K. Aleisha Fetters
9. Drink Water as an "Appetizer"
You'll wind up eating less without giving it a thought. People who drank 16 ounces (2 cups) of water 30 minutes before breakfast went on to eat an average of 74 fewer calories during just that meal, in a study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Meanwhile, a study in Obesity found that people who drank water before their biggest meals of the day lost about 9 pounds after 12 weeks without changing anything else about their diet.
Published 06/17/2016