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" The science is simple: Eating fewer calories makes you drop pounds. But depriving yourself by skimping on meals and banishing snacks only makes you hungry and pissed off. Plus, you are more likely to binge in the end anyway. The real solution lies in cutting out just a few little extra items from each meal (truly, your taste buds won&amp;#039;t even realize their absence) as well as making some food swaps so you sacrifice one fat-bomb ingredient and replace it with a more flavorful option. Incorporate a few of these ideas into your day and you&amp;#039;ll soon feel lighter and\u2014as a bonus\u2014healthier.  \u2022Instead of one croissant, eat two pieces of whole-wheat toast with a smidge of butter or cream cheese on each slice.  \u2022Scoop out the white-bread inside of your plain bagel.  \u2022Order or whip up an egg-white scramble with two pieces of turkey bacon rather than a whole-egg omelette with two pieces of pork bacon.  \u2022Use 4 tablespoons of hummus instead of 2 tablespoons of regular mayonnaise on your sandwich. Or go with mustard, which is practically calorie-free (just 3 in each little packet!). \u2022Dress your salad with 1 tablespoon each of oil and vinegar in place of creamy ranch dressing. \u2022Eat your French-or Italian-bread sandwich/hero open-faced so you consume only one slice of bread.  \u2022Opt for a 1-cup serving of no-butter microwave popcorn rather than munching on a bag of potato chips. \u2022Snack on a medium-size cup of low-fat frozen yogurt in lieu of a candy bar. \u2022Skip the croutons, halve the Parmesan dressing, and say no to extra cheese on top of your Caesar salad. \u2022Eat two part-skim string cheeses instead of a plate of three crackers with whole-milk cheese cubes. \u2022Skip the cheese and sour cream that often come as toppings on a bowl of chili or a baked potato. \u2022Pass on the roll or pretzel stick that arrives with your soup or salad. \u2022Order your burger sans cheese. \u2022Nosh on a handful of pretzels at the bar during happy hour rather than the same amount of nuts. \u2022Say no when your server offers fresh grated Parmesan cheese on your pasta. \u2022Replace your vodka tonic with a vodka soda. (Soda water, like regular water, has nada calories.)  \u2022Dunk 10 tortilla chips in salsa, not guacamole. \u2022Share a small order of spicy wings on the bone instead of breaded chicken wings.  \u2022When you cook at home, use a spray like Pam to coat the pan (spritz for one full second) instead of using a tablespoon of olive oil.  \u2022Put a dollop of Tru Whip on your slice of pie or cake rather than 2 tablespoons of hot fudge or chocolate syrup. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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