49 Habits of “Naturally Thin” People

Everyone knows one. The person who can eat whatever he wants, but remains thin and trim while the rest of us gain weight just thinking about food or by missing a single workout.

But not to worry. Weight loss can be a natural part of your life and you don’t have to give up the foods you love or join an expensive gym. How? Just adopt some tricks naturally lean people do — balancing calories in small ways that add up to big benefits. Pick the ones you like, stick with them, and watch yourself slim down and tone up — for good.

Morning Makeover | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fixes | Around Town | On the Home Front | The Weekend

The Weekend

1. Sing a song, and burn 70 calories.
   Spend Sunday morning belting it out in the church choir. It burns 70 calories per service.
2. Save 90 calories with bacon.
   At the diner, order three slices of crisp bacon instead of two sausage links, and pat off the extra grease.
3. Move it to lose 75 calories, soccer parents!
   After every quarter of the game, get up from the bleachers and take a lap around the gym or field. Four or five times around a typical one is about a mile.
4. Save 350 calories at movie time.
   Most people eat 45 percent more popcorn than they need from large–size containers, so make sure you get only a small and skip the butter, which adds more calories than the popcorn itself! Spice it up instead with your own seasoned salt or Parmesan cheese.
5. Orient yourself to save 400 to 500 calories.
   At Chinese restaurants, be sure to avoid anything named General Tso or Crispy, which means fried. Eat only the filling of the egg roll and not the shell.
6. Catch this! Burn 90 calories.
   Spend a half–hour tossing a ball or Frisbee with your child.
7. Save 100 calories when you say, ‘Less cheese, please.’
   Order your pizza with half the cheese or even cheese–less, and then sprinkle with a few tablespoons of Parmesan.
8. Save 250 calories the next time you have a hot dog.
   Pile on the pickles, onions and sauerkraut — these fiber–packed condiments will fill you up and prevent you from eating a second dog. Skip the chili and cheese.
9. Think about your drink to save 150 to 200 calories.
   Consider beer or wine instead of a frozen drink: A glass of regular beer has 140 calories and a serving of wine only 126 calories, while a strawberry daiquiri has about 300 and a margarita 340.
10. Switch to rings instead of fries to save 60 calories.
    Rather than asking for medium fries, get an order of onion rings (eight to nine rings).
11. Scream for sorbet to save 125 calories.
    Indulge in chocolate sorbet instead of chocolate ice cream.

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– Adapted from Reader’s Digest’s ChangeOnediet.com

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