50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 11 (The End)
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Continued From 50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 10
45. You drink your lunch.
Occasionally, meal-replacement drinks are okay, but not for the long term. A diet shake can’t provide all the nutrients and fiber of whole foods.
46. You take a fat-burning supplement.
These pills often contain ephedra, also known as ma huang (which is dangerous enough alone), mixed with caffeine-which can be lethal. The combination speeds up your heart rate and could cause a heart attack, says Heller.
47. You want to order a prescription diet drug from the Internet. Read more…
50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 10
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Continued From 50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 9
41. When ordering Chinese, you stick to chicken: It’s low-fat.
It’s not necessarily what you eat, but how much and how it’s prepared. Any chinese dish can be drenched in an oily sauce. Order the entree steamed, with the sauce on the side.
42. You count only calories.
For 150 calories, you can have three rice cakes (no nutritional value) or one cup of yogurt and an apple (loaded with calcium and fiber). Read more…
Fun with Fairi House
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All the little fairies at heart will love this cute new home.
You’ll need:
• templates
• thick white cardboard
• pencil
• ruler
• scissors
• craft knife
• contrasting fabrics
• glue stick
• stapler
1. You’ll need two for the house base. Place them on the cardboard, trace around and cut out.
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50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 8
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Continued From 50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 7
34. You’ve started a vegetarian diet on a whim.
Eliminating animal foods from your diet doesn’t automatically make it healthy or low-calorie. “Some vegetarians may be replacing meat, fish and poultry with a lot of whole-milk cheeses, which are high in calories and saturated fat,” says Salge Blake. They can also be missing out on protein, vitamins D and B12, calcium, iron and zinc. Buy a book on the topic or, better, see a nutritionist.
35. You have a glass of wine before dinner to “dull” your appetite.
“Alcohol is a powerful appetite stimulator, and it lowers your defenses, making it harder to refuse that cheesecake,” says a staff dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C. Wine also lowers your blood sugar, so you may be hungry again in an hour, explains Shapiro.
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Fun with Growing Plant
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Plant some seeds and watch them spring to life.
You’ll need:
• small plastic container
• potting mix
• seeds
1. Make a few holes in the bottom of the container (for the water to drain out) and fill it with potting mix.
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50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 6
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Continued From 50 Diet Mistakes Even Smart Women Make Part 5
25. You won’t eat another cookie until you fit into you “skinny” jeans from high school.
Subjecting yourself to an almost impossible goal just sets you up for disappointment and discouragement. “Set a healthier, more realistic goal,” says a staff dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C, “like running a 10-minute mile without feeling out of breath, doing 10 push-ups or losing an inch from your waist.”
26. You have a protein bar or drink on your way to the gym.
Unless you’re working out for more than two hours, these are a waste of calories and protein, says Heller. Read more…

