How do I avoid late night snacking?

Lots of us get snack cravings before bedtime and sometimes there's just nothing that will stop you getting that urge. I would suggest trying to work around it - if you're a late night snacker then its very hard to break that habit.

Lets do a little myth-busting first - its simply not true that late night snacks alone can cause you to gain more weight. A calorie is a calorie, no matter what time of day you consume it.

So eating late is actually not such a bad thing. Its OK to allow yourself to snack, as long as you have left yourself some leeway during the day by not over-eating.

Some snack ideas

I would make sure that you have some low calorie snacks around the house. Throw out the ice cream and cookies to start, and replace them with some healthy, low calorie snacks.

Here are a few of my favourite snacks to keep around the house. 

• Low calorie bran muffin
  They're high in fibre and nutrients, and a really convenient snack for on the go. To cut down on preparation time, you can even make several batches and freeze them and dethaw as needed.
• Smoked salmon and multi-grain crackers
  These are really tasty snacks to eat between meals. They only take a second to prepare, they're very low calorie and they're great for your health too!
• Sweet potato wedges
  Sweet potato wedges are low in calories and high in vitamins and fiber. They're also very filling, which makes them a really great diet food.
• Fruit salad
  Cut up all your favorite fruits in a bowl - enough to last a few days. That way when you get a sweet craving you can easily grab a bowl.
• Boiled eggs
  An excellent source of lean protein and a very tasty snack to keep in the fridge for when you're peckish.

Another way to fill yourself up without too many calories is to mix sparkling water with some fruit juice (no sugar added of course!).

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Eating Out the Healthy Way

Even the best planned diet can come unstuck at a Christmas party, birthday dinner or barbecue. Often the temptations are just too great. Yet models have some of the most active social lives of anyone, so exactly how do they do it and stay so slim?

It take real discipline, but there are also plenty of tips and tricks that we use as models. Events like these are not just for fun, they are a part of the social networking that goes into a successful modeling career. This page is about how models manage to diet successfully without compromising a fun social life.

Restaurant Food

When faced with a delicious menu, its all too easy to let your stomach do the ordering rather than your brain! Here are some tips to help you stay on track when eating out in a restaurant.

• At buffets, pick up the smallest plate you can find. Whatever size you choose, you will usually feel compelled to fill it!
• Before dinner, drink a cup of green tea or some Perrier with a slice of lemon. Both will help to reduce your appetite. Going to a restaurant when you're really hungry is tempting fate.
• Don't follow the crowd and order a 3 course meal. If you feel that you have to, try to choose light options like a consommé, fruit plate or sorbet.
• Order an appetizer instead of a main course - portions have grown in recent years and you really don't need more.
• Don't order anything with sauce. That grilled chicken may sound light, but not if its drowning in a creamy sauce! In an Italian restaurant, order the tomato-based sauces rather than the cream-based ones.
• Order your food steamed, baked, grilled or poached, rather than fried or deep fried.
• Substitute salad for the fries or potatoes that come with your meal.
• Watch your salad dressing! Caesar salad can be just as fattening as a burger.
• If the waiter brings you bread before the meal, send it right back or you'll end up full before the meal.
• You don't need to finish the whole meal, or have that extra helping. Most restaurants are happy to provide a doggy bag.
• Be prepared to face diet saboteurs - when your friend says "go ahead, the cheesecake here is divine, one piece won't hurt", remember that you chose a healthy main course. Why blow it with an extra 400 calories!

Cocktail Parties

After a couple of drinks and a few rounds of the hors d'oeuvres tray, you suddenly realize that you've consumed about 3,000 calories without even realizing it. That's a pretty typical experience around Christmas time, but there are simple ways to survive a cocktail party without putting on five pounds.

• Foods to avoid on the snacks table - samosas, chicken nuggets etc. Stay away from anything fried or covered in sauce.
• By drinking Diet Coke with your cocktail, you can control your appetite and be better prepared when the hors d'oeuvres come around.
• Find a place far away from the snacks table and do all your socializing there. Don't be one of those people loitering around the hors d'oeuvres!

• Limit yourself to one snack at a time. Eating slowly will help you to eat less.
• Aim for dishes like the hummus platter, with carrot and celery to dip. Even though hummus has a lot of calories, eating the vegetables will help.

During the holidays it's important not to tell yourself it's the holidays and pig out thoughtlessly. Before you know it from Thanksgiving until New Years will add up to 10-15 lbs. You can keep the scale from creeping too much up if you try to stay on track somewhat.

Alcoholic Drinks

When you have a birthday party or a work event to go to, its often extremely hard to avoid having a drink or two. Here are some tips to make sure that you don't ruin your diet in the process.

• Light beers have fewer calories and will slow down your drinking.
• Order your drinks with soda instead of tonic. Tonic has a surprising number of calories. The fruit juices in bars are full of sugar and even worse.
• For a little more flavor to your drink, try Diet Coke or Diet Sprite as a mixer.
• Try a white wine spritzer (white wine and soda). Its a great low calorie summer drink.
• If you need to have a glass of wine, drink it with your meal rather than beforehand. Otherwise it will stimulate your appetite and destroy any willpower

Fashion Models Diet Tips

You can see here what four of our fashion models really eat over a 3-day period - its probably healthier and more normal than you think. We've also asked nine models for their favorite diet and beauty tips.

3-Day Diet Plans

Nyree

Robbie

Gillian

Anna

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Diet and Beauty Tips

Valerie's diet and beauty tips
Blessed with a good metabolism, Valerie does not need to count calories. However, to keep that metabolism high she stays fit by running along Manhattan's East River and playing basketball and other sports. Every model knows that the best way to improve your metabolism is to increase your muscle mass. That way you can burn more calories even when at rest.

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Ruby's diet and beauty tips
Ruby loves to give her health a boost with an aloe vera tonic each day. She also uses deep breathing techniques to maintain a balanced system and boost her metabolism. Ruby's meal plans are healthy but light, and when she gets hungry she snacks on nuts or fruit. Check out Ruby's recipe for tomato soup, as well as a great idea for adding aloe vera to your diet.

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Nyree's diet and beauty tips
At the start of her modeling career, Nyree lost 20lbs by cutting out chocolate, chips and high calorie fast food. She avoided temptation by keeping low fat snacks around the house instead. Nyree drinks Perrier with a splash of fruit juice to keep the calories down, while providing a refreshing hydrating drink.

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Robbie's diet and beauty tips
Robbie keeps her metabolism high with a combination of food and exercise. She adds Cayenne pepper to food and snacks to increase her body temperature and help her burn fat faster. She is also a regular at her local gym, where she lifts weights to increase her muscle mass. Remember - muscle burns 90% more calories than fat!

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Kelly's diet and beauty tips
As a committed vegetarian, Kelly gets all the antioxidants she needs from a diet high in fruit and vegetables. She maintains her soft skin and clear complexion by eating a variety of fruits between meals, instead of high calorie snacks. She incorporates other foods like avocado and brown rice into her meals for extra beautiful skin.

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Kerstin's diet and beauty tips
During a long day modeling its sometimes hard to avoid hunger pangs. Kerstin always carries a bag of almonds with her to snack on. As well as being a great low fat snack, almonds help regulate blood sugar levels and curb food cravings.

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Gillian's diet and beauty tips
Gillian's diet consists primarily of vegetables like pulses and legumes (e.g. Beans, Tofu etc). Although these can contain high levels of protein, Gillian's regular gym visits mean she needs to add extra protein-enriched foods. She allows herself lean fillets of fish, like tuna and swordfish, and the occasional chicken or turkey breast.

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Annie's diet and beauty tips
Have you ever read the book 'French Women Don't Get Fat'? As a French Canadian, Annie subscribes to the same theory, that eating in moderation is the best way to lose weight and live a great life. She doesn't restrict her diet to certain food groups, and she even has a glass of red wine when she feels like it, with all its benefits for the heart. An occasional piece of dark chocolate also has great antioxidant qualities.

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Sorelle's diet and beauty tips
Sorelle lives in an apartment with her dog and this ensures that she follows a faithful exercise regime - she needs to get up and walk him for at least 30-45 minutes everyday. Since walking the dog consumes quite a lot of time, Sorelle stays interested by listening to audio books on her iPod.

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Laura's diet and beauty tips
Many people think that eating or drinking anything other than water right after a workout will make you gain weight. The truth is that if you don't do something to recover, your blood sugar takes a dive and free radicals are released in the blood. This can not only lead to unhealthy cravings later on but can also damage your skin. So Laura always eats or drinks something replenishing right after a workout.

Top 10 Diet Tips

The basics of losing weight are no mystery - eat less, exercise more and watch the pounds fall off. Real life, however, is not always that simple. Sometimes we need a little push in the right direction before we can start to really achieve our goals.

This page has the top 10 diet tips from my model friends and me - tips that have helped motivate us to lose weight, and secrets that have made dieting easy.

These are all common sense ideas that are tried and tested. Follow some of the suggestions and see if they work for you!

1. Keep a Food Diary

Writing down every bite and sip in your food journal can be an invaluable tool for a successful diet. It can help you track what you are eating, and make you understand how much you are really consuming. Try writing down the calories next to each entry too.

2. Keep Snacks in the House

A common mistake of most dieters is to take all snacks out the house. Models know that snacking throughout the day is actually a key element of successful dieting. Everyone gets hunger pangs - just make sure that when you lose your willpower its with healthy, low-fat snacks rather than pizza or icecream.

Great ideas for healthy snacks are low-fat yoghurt, sweet potatoes, edamame and salted popcorn. Try to carry snacks with you when you leave the house too. A healthy nut bar in your purse will prevent you from stopping in at McDonalds on the way home.

3. Quit the Emotional Eating

Let's face it life is difficult! Many of us make excuses that bottle of wine or box of chocolates on a bad day. Perhaps you've lost your job, broke up with your significant other, or had a disagreement with a friend. Learning to deal with the pains of life without turning to food is an important habit to create.

Try to get stuck into doing something you love, like a hobby or your favorite exercise, when life deals you a blow. Alternatively, consider seeking professional help with emotional eating issues.

4. Don't Order the Sauce

Believe it or not, restaurant food doesn't have to be a dieter's nightmare. Dishes like salads, grilled meat and fish are perfectly fine for calorie-counting diners.. as long as you don't put a thick, creamy sauce on top of them.

Order dishes without sauces if you can. If you really have to, go for something light like a soy sauce or vinaigrette. In an Italian restaurant, try the sauces with a tomato base as they will generally be lighter.

5. Grill, Baby, Grill!

OK, baking and steaming are fine too, but you get the point! You have to steer clear of fried food if you want to lose weight. When you cook, try to use the absolute minimum of oil. Many foods contain natural oils that speed the cooking process anyway, there's just no need for spoonfuls of cooking oil.

6. Spice It Up!

Boost your metabolism with spicy food, it really works! Spicy food can make you feel more full, and it also gives your system a kickstart, forcing it to burn more calories.

You have to be careful though - lots of spicy dishes in restaurants are extremely high in calories.

Add ingredients like black pepper, ginger and chilli peppers to your home cooking for a flavourful way to increase your weight loss.

7. Frozen Fruit

Before you go to bed at night, throw some fruit in the freezer. It can be grapes, berries, or whatever's left in your fruit bowl just sliced up. The next day you have a nutritious, healthy snack ready for you.

There are two reasons why this is a great diet tip. Firstly, you eat the frozen fruit slower than if it were at room temperature. This gives your stomach time to tell you when it's full. Secondly, the lower temperature makes your body work harder, increasing your metabolism and helping you to burn off more fat.

8. Drink Lots of Water

I've mentioned it several times on my site, but when it comes to weight loss, water is a model's best friend. Staying fully hydrated will increase your metabolism, stave off hunger pangs, improve your complexion and slow down the aging process. What's not to love?

9. Green Tea

Studies have shown that drinking green tea between meals results in weight loss. Its not just the caffeine either, so coffee is no substitute. Buy some green tea and give it a try - it has plenty of other health benefits besides weight loss so you have nothing to lose.

10. Ditch the Mayo

In every model's list of foods to avoid, one of the tops spots is always taken by Mayonnaise. Low in nutrients, high in fat, adding Mayo to your sandwich can turn a healthy treat into a high-calorie nightmare! Try mustard instead, its much healthier and will help keep your snacks low in calories.

It's All About Diets

If the amount of calories consume equals the quantity of calories a person burn, you’ll take care of your current bodyweight. If you take in more calorie consumption than the body uses often, you gain fat and keep those further calories because fat. I’m i am sorry, but you can’t cure it. If you ingest fewer calorie consumption than one’s body burns regularly, you shed weight. There’s no other method. To lose weight and it off, are looking for your own personal balance between your calories consume and the energy you burn off. Exercise will boost your metabolic rate so that you burn fat more efficiently. Greater you exercise, the greater calories you’ll burn off. Even when you improve your exercise, nevertheless, you only lose fat if you’re eating fewer energy than your system needs to gasoline all that more activity. It’s so easy. If your workouts is very powerful, you may find oneself ravenous soon after your routines and, consequently, consuming lots of extra energy to lose weight. The perfect solution is is to monitor your overall daily calorie intake and make sure to aspect in some treat calories each day. That way, if the exercise routine results in you starving, you can use your own snack energy to help you out until it’s time and energy to eat a typical meal. When you age, your current metabolism commences slowing down as well as the rate where you burn fat drops by simply about 2 pct every a decade. If you’re nevertheless consuming the identical number of energy at age 45 that you do at age Twenty, and you’re not necessarily exercising a lot more, you can easily begin putting on 12 or more kilos a year. Comprehension why putting on weight comes feasible for some…

Getting fatter is easy * many people get it done! All you have to complete is end up in the habit associated with eating the kinds and numbers of food which contribute a lot more calories when compared with you can possibly process as vitality. That’s all it takes. Time go by, as well as your eating habits catch you. Only 100 surplus calories per day (the number of calories from fat in a number of pretzels or a handful of mini treats) adds up to Thirty six,500 surplus calories after a year and the ones calories cause a 101/2 pound putting on weight. After just a couple years, you do have a big bodyweight problem.

The Diet Solution Program Sample Plate

You might be the type of person whom gains pounds just looking in a cheese plate, while the coworker could devour subsequent and next helpings with out putting on an oz. Her metabolic process is different through yours. It’s possibly faster. Odds are, though, the woman’s attitude to food and employ is different as well. She might dislike workout as much as you are doing, but the girl may have determined what the girl needs to perform in terms of exercising because she likes to the compensation is worth it. Some individuals simply exercise than others through the entire natural length of their day, that helps them keep a healthier pounds. Thanks to the documented sensation known as the “fidget element,” these people burn up several hundred energy a day simply by their utilization of body language. They often times walk quickly and speak fast, and they also can’t sit nevertheless for long. Regardless of whether their work opportunities keep them looking at a computer for hours on end, they have to get out of bed frequently as well as move around. Once you know someone who often fidgets, you’ve probably pointed out that he or she can pull off eating more foods than a person with a relaxed demeanor. Anyone who has ever before tried to lose fat knows that shedding pounds isn’t always as fundamental as balancing having and exercise. Additional circumstances are involved in extra weight.  For instance, in case being overweight as well as obesity works in your family members, then you may use a genetic temperament to effortless weight gain. Conversely, even if your folks, siblings, grandfather and grandmother, aunts, as well as uncles are mostly chubby, it may not maintain your genetics. It may try to be that you grabbed bad diet plan.

The Diet Solution Program

Many of what you eat routines * the times associated with day you consume, the types of meals you choose, reasons why you eat, and in many cases your routines of ingesting slowly or even quickly, looking at the newspapers, or watching tv while you try to eat – most likely came from your mother and father, who “inherited” these from their mothers and fathers, and so on. Discover “Examining your family history” after in this section for more regarding taking your household history under consideration. Unlike getting fatter, losing weight while you’re healthy has never been easy. The reason why? Losing weight merely isn’t as simple as getting fatter. To gain fat, you don’t ought to understand all the distinct reasons why you’re performing it. You just have to overindulge or underexercise. To shed pounds, and drop it permanently, however, you’ll want a better idea of how and why a person gained pounds so you don’t simply keep on duplicating the behavior.

For a lot of, being overweight gets to be a chronic situation, just like cardiovascular disease or brittle bones. It won’t disappear completely by itself no quick-fix diet can easily resolve the idea. You need a life-time plan including a calorie-controlled diet and exercise system you can easily stick with.

A huge selection of strategies for slimming down are available, although not every strategy works for everybody. Everyone has an alternative build, fat burning capacity, genetic make-up, and specifications and choices for eating and working out plans. That’s the reason why no one-size-fits-all eating habits exists. You need to participate in the introduction of your own personal weight-control intend to be successful. Your current plan have to be flexible, possesses to keep anyone feeling pleased and happy or you won’t really feel motivated to stay to it.

Putting on the weight is something you’re able to do by yourself, yet to lose weight, many people need the assistance of loved ones, friends, and also, often, other people in the form of experts and people in support groups. During the past, if eating plans have failed an individual, your assist system could have been weak. If that’s the case, you may have left and long gone back to your current old routines.

Although requesting others regarding help might be difficult, now could be most certainly enough time to do it! In case you don’t have much of your built-in support method by way of relatives and buddies, search for a weight-loss assist group that you simply feel comfortable with. What’s unwanted weight story? Perhaps you have lost as well as gained pounds over the years or perhaps is reading this e-book your first work for balance losing weight? Are you currently overweight much of your life as well as did you place on the “freshman 15” attending school and watch unwanted weight story move downhill beyond this concept? Maybe you received weight once you settled down and also got married as well as after you were built with a baby. Or even, maybe you’ve looked at your weight for quit some time but just can’t knock-off those final 10 pounds.

No matter what your history is, you’ll want to examine your individual weight historical past to see how we reached your overall weight. As well, take a look at your loved ones history * your parents, grandfather and grandmother, aunts, uncles, other relatives, and littermates – to recognize any structure you may be pursuing.

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