Weightloss shortcuts

 These are good lifestyle suggestions for everyone.

1. Eat an apple before lunch. This fills your stomach with fiber, so you feel full sooner, thus you eat less of those high calorie favorites.
2. Refrigerate canned goods, these are the ones with fat in them. The fat will solidify, you scoop it out, and no more fat. Pretty cool.
3. Dilute you juice by half. Use water or try seltzer to make it more interesting.
4. Fake a carbohydrate, substitute cauliflower for potatoes or pasta. You know, like mashed cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes. I haven't tried this, and I am a little reluctant. Here in Idaho potatoes are king, and I am sure the Italians feel the same way about their pasta. I about left this one out because of my reluctance, but we should all try it at least once.
5. Replace half the oil in your recipe with applesauce. This substitution has been around a long time.
6. Decrease the sugar in your recipe by half. I have been trying this and I like it. However, I don't think this will work on those holiday candy recipes we all love this time of year.
7. Swap gym bags with a friend. It makes you both show up. 

(Source: Dr. Oz and Relief Society)