9 Surprising Way Your Refrigerator Can Help You Lose Weight
The way your food is in your fridge can actually make you lose weight. Here's how.
- Top Shelf
- Store Healthy Drinks Here
- You are 3 times more likely to take the first thing you see in the fridge.
- Stock with
- Skim milk
- Fruit and vegetable juice with no sugar added.
- Water pitcher and bottled water
- Staying hydrated curbs your appetite.
- Low calorie drinks will help shed pounds.
- Cut out 1 can of soda (even diet) to speed up weight loss.
- Add measuring tools
- Keeping measuring cups and spoons in the fridge will encourage you to measure before chowing down.
- Second Shelf
- Pile it with Produce
- Place a bowl of fresh produce here so it is the first thing you see.
- Third Shelf
- Pack it with Protein
- Hard boiled eggs
- Pre-cooked meats
- Reduced fat dairy
- People who eat 2oz of protein with every meal eat 31% less calories.
- Protein stimulates the intestines to release a hormone that shuts down hunger pangs.
- Crisper Drawers
- Stash Diet Saboteurs Here
- Put junk food here because they're at the bottom, harder to get to.
- Inside Door
- Fill it with Flavorings
- Hot Sauces
- Spicy Mustards
- Salsas
- Marinades
- Tangy Dressings
- If you flavor meals you will feel fuller with 200 fewer calories.
- Freezer
- Cram it with Healthy Conveniences
- Individually wrapped fish fillets
- Frozen vegetables
- Figure Friendly Treats
- Fruit bars
- Chilled berries for smoothies
- Outside Fridge Door
- Create a pause point
- Put up a sticky note reminding you to think if you're really hungry.
- Whole thing
- Keep Tidy
- Disorganization makes it easier to not eat properly
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