Losing weight can be simple if you're willing to tweak your diet. Check out these smart tips below devised by client who lose and keep it off for good.

1. Drink 8-16 oz. of water before every meal. Hydrates and curbs cravings, fills you up and reduces appetite, Promotes good digestion and fat burning.

2. Add protein to your breakfast. Yogurt and fruit is good. Power shake made with yogurt, fruit, soy protein, raw oats, and peanut butter, is way better. It controls appetite, eliminates cravings, boosts metabolism, and improves energy levels.

3. Swap a more carb filled dinner for a more veggie oriented dinner. Eating veggies instead of carbs at night prevents late night sugar cravings, improves sleep quality, and boosts morning hunger which are all super important for a fast metabolism.

4. Share restaurant meals with a spouse or friend. Restaurant meals average anywhere from 600-1000 calories. Sharing cuts calories and prevents mid-afternoon food coma or evening digestion problems leaving more energy for evening walks or quick workout sessions.

5. Limit alcohol intake to 2 times a week. Cutting back cuts calories, boosts fat burning, and improves the quality of your workouts. It also prevents alcohol induced food binges and mid-morning sugar cravings.

6. Indulge your sweet tooth before 2pm. Enjoying a sugary treat in the daytime prevents nightime meltdowns, reduces the number of calories that you're taking to bed, and keeps you from feeling deprived.

7. Start planning your life around activities instead of food. The more you focus on the type of fun and the type of life you want the less you'll focus on food. The more often you do it the sooner you'll realize that food is fuel and not center of everything.

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