Captain Ahab’s BodyBlog

A revision of an earlier blog: 

1.       Switch from whole milk to skim milk products. If you consume 3 servings you can save 200 calories a day, which is approx. 20 lbs over the year. 

2.       Reduce butter or margarine usage. Use unsweetened applesauce in recipes instead of oil. Try fat free butter-flavored spreads. Eliminating one pat of butter on your morning toast will allow you to drop 10 lbs in a year. 

3.       Let your soups, gravies and stews chill, then skim the off fat that floats to the surface. You can save up to 100 calories per serving. 

4.       Use extra lean ground beef instead of regular or lean. Try ground chicken or turkey in your recipes. Use Canadian bacon rather than your regular bacon. Trim off all the fat from your meat before cooking. 

5.       Cut the cheese. Replace the 1-½ ounces of cheddar in your sandwich with 1 ounce of non-fat mozzarella and lose 11 pounds a year. 

6.       If you have microwave popcorn every night switch over to the light kind and save enough fat and calories to lose 10 pounds in a year. 

7.       Replace regular bottled salad dressing (which has about 150 calories for every 2 tablespoons) with an equal portion of fat-free dressing (about 40 calories) and save over 100 calories per serving. 

8.       Cut back on egg yolks. Use egg whites or egg substitutes. In most recipes use two egg whites instead of one whole egg. 

9.       Switch from 100 plus calorie sandwich bread to light whole wheat bread. Save 100 calories per sandwich and get the benefit of whole grains.

10. Last but not least : Eliminate your daily specialty coffee. Switching from a 16 ounce cappuccino to regular coffee with artificial sweetener can save you well over 10 lbs a year. 

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