Reilly Johannsen - Helpful Hints for Weight Loss

Reilly Johannsen - Miss Teen East Texas 2010

Keep several bags of your favorite frozen vegetables on hand. Make any combination, microwave and top with your favorite low-fat dressing. Enjoy 3 to 4 cups a day for a great snack or an alternative to salad.

Eat more colors! According to Swedish researchers, the greater the variety of colors of vegetables you eat, the more antioxidants you consume to fight chronic diseases and cancers, including ovarian cancer.

Fit in a quick workout during your workday. Squeeze a run induring lunch if you're not a morning person. Bring your workout clothes, run aorund the block at lunch and be back at work ready to tackle the afternoon.

Instead of whole milk, switch to one percent. If you drink one glass a day, you'll lose five pounds in a year!

A healthy and nutritious lunch is a grilled salmon salad with light dressing, tons and veggies and almonds.

For dinner, try broiled tilapia with salt-free herb seasoning, spinach, veggies, almonds and brown rice.

If you are crazing pizza, try this: Make a quick pizza using a whole grain English muffin, 1/4 cup tomato sauce and 1 oz. part-skim mozzarella cheese, broiled in the oven plus a side salad with 1 tbsp. vinaigrette. Other healthy pizza alternatives are Amy's Pizza-Roasted Vegetable (frozen) with 270 calores, 9 g fat, 42 g carbs; Kashi Frozen Pizza with 260 calores, 9 g fat, 29 g carbs and Whole Foods 365 Pizza tomato/pesto with 300 calories, 13 g fat and 32 g carbs.

Eat more home-cooked meals! Restaurant meals are 15 % higher in saturated fats and contain 20% more fat in general than home-cooked meals.

Sandwiches made from sliced roasted chicken or turkey breast served with low fat condiments on wheat bread is a great alternative if you pack your lunch! Oh, and get some sleep. The more you sleep, the slimmer you'll stay. Getting enough rest is essential to healthy eating habits and contributes to well being as well as controlling sugar cravings.