HELPFUL EATING TIPS:  

Cut your portions in half. When dining out, immediately divide the food in half and ask for it to be boxed up so you can take it home.  

Add color to your diet. Avoid white rice, pasta, potatoes and bread.  Instead, choose brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, sweet potatoes and whole-grain bread. And don’t forget the colorful fruits and vegetables.

Control your food environment.  Keep healthy snacks, such as carrots, yogurt and almonds, on hand to prevent hunger between meals and stop you from reaching for a bag of chips or candy bar.

Eat four small meals a day.  This will keep your hormone levels from spiking and prevent the excessive hunger between meals that often leads to binging on high-calorie foods.

Eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch and a pauper for dinner. Eating your heavier meals earlier in the day will give you more time to burn off the calories the rest of the day.