7 Stick-to-Your-Diet Tricks You've Never Heard of for 2012

I like the thought of keeping handy a "best and/or worst" photo of yourself for inspiration and motivation. I did something similar to shed leftover pregnancy pounds, even though it was FIVE years after the youngest was born. I am an artist, and drew a picture of me at my heftiest with a fridge in the background, a soda can in one hand and a big bowl of potato chips in the other. I pasted it on the fridge and it really helped. I lost a total of 35 lbs, which was almost too much.

Another thing that helped lose that weight was writing down everything I ate. But it can get old. I think the "shooting your dinner" is a great idea!

After this diet, I quit smoking for GOOD. I did gain back about 4-5 lbs, which was OK. This all happened about 28 years ago. I kept the weight off for years, and have never started smoking again, but eventually, I put the weight on when I began having some serious health problems and could not exercise much.

So, now I'm trying to lose 20 lbs., but it's much harder at my age!

Sal of CA 4:26PM April 10, 2012