TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES

ACUPRESSURE

Stay away from the pills and other money-eating gimmicks, and try this technique to speed up your metabolism and speed digestion.

Put your hands in front of your tummy and clasp your hands, gently interlocking your fin­gers. With your palms touching your tummy, move your hands in clockwise circles. Repeat fifty times.

TRY SOMETHING NEW. IT WILL KEEP YOU FROM GETTING BORED.

DEVELOP NEW HABITS

Cut out your least-loved calories, and eat what you love the most before anything else. For example, if you love pretzels, enjoy them. Maybe you can live without the chips.

Don’t eat in response to feelings. You can’t stuff them down with food.

Don’t eat unless you’ve made a place setting. Give up one bad eating habit. For instance, if you eat in front of the TV or in bed, move your meal to the kitchen table.

GET MINTY FRESH

Brush your teeth and tongue with the best-tasting toothpaste you can find.

Use mouthwash and breath mints to trick your taste buds.

Updated: June 22, 2015 — 11:42 am