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"Need a little motivation in the weight management department? Whether you&amp;#39;re trying to shed pounds or just happy with where you&amp;#39;re at now and hoping to keep things status quo, here are a few smart ideas ...\nPinterestFacebookI loved the slideshow on FitSugar recently with some good ideas about weight management. To see the full list, click here. Here are my faves, in a nutshell:\n__*Hydrate! __The FitSugar ladies remind us that drinking plenty of water is important for overall health, but not getting enough may also mess with your metabolism--turns out, dehydration can do a number on your bod. (Hint: go take a water break--now!)\n*Eat breakfast. It&amp;#39;s a no-brainer, but we all can use a reminder to eat a high-fiber, high-protein meal in the a.m. hours, right? I eat breakfast regularly, but fall victim to occasional bad habits and forgetfulness.\n*And, my favorite: Don&amp;#39;t feel obliged to eat celebratory sweets. I love this, because how many times have we all been presented with a gross slice of grocery store cake with vegetable shorting frosting and thought, &amp;quot;I really don&amp;#39;t want this, but I have to eat it or else I&amp;#39;ll offend everyone.&amp;quot; Stop right there! You are never, ever required to show your love/happiness/approval by shoving something in your mouth. Sure, it may be a normal to eat cake at a baby shower or a wedding--and please, do so if the cake looks appealing to you--but if it&amp;#39;s a dessert you just don&amp;#39;t like, don&amp;#39;t ever feel like it&amp;#39;s your duty to eat it. Instead, make up a kind excuse like &amp;quot;the lunch was so delicious that I don&amp;#39;t think I have anymore room in this belly for dessert&amp;quot; or some such.\n__\nWhat are your favorite stay-slim tricks?__\nP.S. Here are 4 more ideas from moi about how to blast the final 10 pounds ...\nMore reading:\nThe thing that Kate Hudson did to lose weight--and it worked!\n3 surprising fat-burning foods ...\nRachael Ray&amp;#39;s 3 slimming strategies\nPhoto: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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