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Weight Watchers tips on how to when o#t at a part"

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%A&ILTON' ON &arch ()' *+(, When yo'(re o't at a )arty* most o+ 's ten# to not )ay attention an# ,ee) trac, o+ all +oo# %e are )'tting into o'r mo'ths& -ne o+ the last things yo' %ant to %orry abo't is the amo'nt o+ calories yo'(re cons'ming #'ring a celebration& .o%e/er* by letting yo'r g'ar# #o%n +or 0'st one night* yo' allo% yo'r bo#y +ree rein an# access to a b'++et o+ calories* +at* an# s'gar %hich all a## ') an# ma,e yo' +eel #isa))ointe# the ne1t #ay beca'se yo' let yo'rsel+ get o't o+ control&

2t #oesn(t ha/e to be that %ay* accor#ing to Weight Watchers* %ho bring yo' +i/e to) ti)s to maintain a healthy attit'#e be+ore* #'ring an# a+ter a )arty& 3ltogether Weight Watchers e1)ert ti)s incl'#e al%ays eating be+ore a )arty* choosing %ater o/er other #rin,s* loo,ing o/er the +oo# table* %eighing yo'rsel+ be+ore an# a+ter* an# e1ercising on a #aily basis& 4or more s'))ort an# a#/ice +or maintaining a healthy %eight* /isit %eight%atchers&ca to#ay&

5i) n'mber one is to al%ays eat be+ore atten#ing a )arty& When yo' eat be+ore a )arty* yo' sa/e yo'rsel+ +rom o/er-eating #'ring the )arty itsel+& 6o' also eat +'rther calories at home since yo'(re eating a lot healthier than yo' )robably %o'l# be at a )arty +'ll o+ tem)ting* s'gary-+ille#

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treats& 76o' sho'l# ma,e s're to eat three +'ll meals e/ery #ay*8 says 9oanne Larsen* a registere# #ietitian an# creator o+ Ask the Dietitian %ebsite& 7-ther%ise yo' %ill eat %hate/er is con/enient* an# not necessarily healthy* ca'sing yo' to o/er eat&8

5he secon# ti) is to choose %ater o/er other #rin,s& 3ltho'gh %ater is not the tastiest #rin,* it is #e+initely the #rin, %ith the +e%est amo'nt o+ calories in it& 2n +act* %ater act'ally has :ero calories in it& Party #rin,s on the other han# can ha/e aro'n# a minim'm o+ +o'r h'n#re# calories* %ith some #rin,s ha/ing as m'ch as +i+teen h'n#re# calories* %hich is e;'al to three +'ll meals in calories in 0'st one #rin,& 72+ yo' choose to #rin, alcohol at a )arty* limit yo'rsel+ to only one #rin,*8 e1)lains Larsen& 73lcohol has no n'tritional bene+its an# carries only em)ty calories&8

Loo,ing o/er the +oo# table at the )arty is the thir# ti) e1)erts say& Be+ore eating* ta,e a +e% min'tes to chec, o't the men' or )latters o+ +oo# being ser/e# at the )arty& 7When yo' atten# a )arty* +oc's on healthier o)tions an# a/oi#ing +rie# +oo#s an# s'gary s%eets*8 a#/ises Larsen& .a/ing the chance to thin, o/er yo'r +oo# choices hel)s sa/e yo' calories in the en#& 2t also allo%s yo' the choice to choose the healthiest o)tion<s= on the table&

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5i) n'mber +o'r is ma,ing s're to %eigh yo'rsel+ be+ore an# a+ter a )arty* an# 'ltimately e/ery #ay& While %eight can +l'ct'ate on a #aily basis a )o'n# or t%o* a h'ge re# +lag is sho%n thro'gh a higher n'mber o+ gaine# %eight& By not limiting yo'r calorie inta,e at a )arty* yo' co'l# easily cons'me o/er three tho'san# calories in 0'st a co')le o+ ho'rs& 7By %eighing yo'rsel+* it allo%s yo' to see yo'r %eight in a /is'al as)ect*8 says Larsen& 72t(s li,e that col# sho%er in the morning an# it 0'st hits yo' right a%ay that yo' nee# to %or, at this&8 Weighing yo'rsel+ #aily too allo%s yo' to ,ee) trac, o+ yo'r %eight +l'ct'ations an# see %hat things yo' may nee# to c't bac, on&

5he +inal ti) that e1)erts a#/ise is to al%ays e1ercise on a #aily basis& "1ercise is so cr'cial to ha/ing a healthy %eight* li+estyle an# o/erall attit'#e as it hel)s b'rn o++ all those e1cess calories yo' #on(t nee# clinging on to yo'& 76o' sho'l# e1ercise e/ery #ay +or at least 30 min'tes to hel) maintain a healthy %eight*8 a#/ises Larsen& 7"1ercise hel)s in so many areas o+ yo'r li+e incl'#ing re#'cing ongoing stress* im)ro/ing slee) )atterns* an# o+ co'rse* b'rning all those calories&8 -/erall* %or,ing o't is a great moti/ator to%ar#s a healthy li+e an# incl'#es /ario's ,in#s o+ e1ercises* incl'#ing some that can e/en be geare# to%ar#s %hat yo' en0oy #oing on a #aily basis&

2n this )ast year* obesity rates climbe# to o/er 500 million )eo)le in the %orl# %ho s'++er +rom this #isease& By ha/ing a healthy attit'#e an# +ollo%ing these ti)s* yo' can hel) %or, to%ar#s a healthier li+estyle an# re#'cing yo'r ris, to%ar#s obesity& 4or more s'))ort an# a#/ice +or maintaining a healthy %eight* /isit %eight%atchers&ca to#ay&

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