This has to be the fattest time of the year, from Thanksgiving to New Years. As New Years Resolution time roles around, fad diet experts would have you believe that weight loss can not start with a simple plan. The tabloids and advertisers spin that it requires you to make enormous changes in your lifestyle in order to lose weight. Some suggestions are so complicated that they would drive anyone crazy, and other articles describe things that are small and simple that you won't even realize any difference!

To shed some of that extra weight, the golden rule of weight loss, is eat less than normal. Sounds easy but often its not a reality because many times people have problems keeping their mouths in check. Here are two simple solutions to reduce the calories and stay in shape even with out using hypnosis.

1.    Replace large plates with smaller ones
2.    Eating quality food


1. Replace large plates with smaller ones: Did you know that the average dinner plate today is approx 14 inches in diameter? Fifty years ago plates were approx 9 inch in diameter. By changing the size of your plate and you can easily reduce the quantity of food you consume. Here is how: when your brain sees a small amount of food on a large plate, you will think that you are indeed eating very little food. This perception helps tempt you to eat more and more, which is not a very good thing. However, if you put the same amount of food on a smaller plate, your brain thinks that you are eating a lot of food. Now your mind sees the plate as full! With this simple method your brain thinks that you have eaten a large amount of food while in reality it is exactly the opposite. Even though some people underestimate the importance of this single technique, this is really a very easy and pain-free way to cut down on food intake!

2.  Eating quality food. When it comes to losing excess weight and fat, it is not only about reducing the quantity of food you eat that matters, but also its quality. If you eat foods from fast food restaurants that are rich in calories, you will gain weight instead of losing it. The same thing happens with many processed and packaged foods; most of them are calorie-rich. They are now even marketing to dieters by promoting foods such as low-fat and low-calorie products but don't ever believe them! Educate yourself by being a label sleuth; know what’s in the food. So is it hard to pick up quality nutritious food? Not really, here is a simple method. Eat the majority of your food from the perimeter of your super market. This is where you are going to find fresh fruits, vegetables and meats. You will have to find the whole grain products in the aisles. Always consume as much fresh nutritious foods as possible.

Todd Stofka

Philly Hypnosis

www.PhillyHypnosis.com