{"id":154084,"date":"2010-01-08T10:54:41","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calorielab.com\/news\/?p=6727"},"modified":"2010-01-08T10:54:41","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T15:54:41","slug":"change-your-kitchen-lose-the-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/154084","title":{"rendered":"Change your kitchen, lose the weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people are now feeling that bloated, regretful feeling that comes with overindulging over the holidays. Rachael Ray wants to help, along with Liz Vacariello, author of the new diet book 400 Calorie Fix<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n

About the diet<\/h3>\n

The diet plan is based on eating four, 400-calorie meals every day. There are no off-limit foods as long as you don’t eat more than 400 calories at a time, or make up for excesses by eating less later in the day. The book aims to help retrain readers’ eyes to understand what 400 calories of 400 different foods looks like. <\/p>\n

To lose more weight more quickly, Vacariello says people can have three 400-calorie meals instead, and men and those with active lifestyles can have five meals a day. Dropping down to three meals a day can help a person lose about 11 pounds in two weeks, she said. <\/p>\n

Little changes for big results<\/h3>\n

On this visit to the show, Vacariello dropped in on a viewer who was struggling with weight loss and revealed problem areas and items in the kitchen that can keep people from losing weight. <\/p>\n

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First, she suggested taking the computer out of the kitchen, because people who eat when engaged with electronics consume the equivalent of an extra meal a day in calories. <\/p>\n

“You’re signaling to yourself and your family that this is an activity that doesn’t involve food,” Vacariello said of moving the computer.<\/p>\n

Second, put junk food, if you have to have it in your house, on the kids’ eye level and healthier choices on the eye level of parents so you’ll be reminded the healthier food is there. <\/p>\n

Using smaller plates is another good tip, she says, noting that using a two-inch smaller plate yields a 22 percent reduction in calorie consumption, providing a two-pound-a-month weight loss.<\/p>\n

Bright lights stimulate appetites and make us eat more quickly, so eat by lamp light or a dimmed overhead light instead of under full illumination. And when the meal is done, turn off the lights in the kitchen to indicate that food time is over and the kitchen is closed. <\/p>\n

Vacariello says when the kitchen is home base and people spend most of their time there, they end of snacking throughout the day. So rediscover the rest of your house and you’ll automatically eat less, she says. <\/p>\n

(By Sarah E. White for CalorieLab Calorie Counter News)<\/p>\n

From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News<\/a> (REF3076322B7)<\/p>\n

Change your kitchen, lose the weight<\/a><\/p>\n

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