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by Janice Elizabeth Small, Jan

Of course it's better to take comfort in something other than food. If you can phone a friend or cuddle your dog or your partner that's great, but chances are you'll often still turn to food for comfort.

Maybe you love the taste and texture of ice cream or chocolate as it melts in your mouth. Maybe you choose pizza because it fills you up and makes you feel warm inside. Maybe there's a food that reminds you of the good times in your life or one which always makes you feel better when you're fed up.

Food can and does evoke lots of great feelings.

But what if your favourite comfort food also

Uses up half a day's calorie allowance?
Pads out your hips and stomach with fat you don't want?
Clogs your arteries?
Gives you a huge hit of sugar which creates a craving for more sugary/starchy food?
Makes you feel full of regret rather than comfort when you've eaten it?

Is it such a friend to you then? Pretty false friend I would say!

If that's the case how about getting attached to a new comfort food?

Don't worry - it doesn't have to be boring like carrots and celery – no one was ever comforted by a carrot! Choose something absolutely delicious that you can make and keep in your freezer or have available to cook at a moments notice ready to cheer you up when you feel nothing but food will do the trick.

How about keeping some hearty warming soup in your freezer and eating it with crusty bread from ready-to-bake rolls? Or serving up childhood treats like boiled egg and toast or milky puddings made with low-fat milk? How about cooking some potato wedges with very little oil - and enjoying a mini feast without the calories of French Fries. No matter what you like there will be something healthy which works for you.

So forget pizza, ice cream and chocolate. They will always be false friends, making you feel worse after any close encounter.

Choose a new real comfort food that you can get ready at a moment's notice and enjoy something which is better for your waistline as well as your soul.

To lose weight not only you need to be pretty aware of what you eat, when you eat, how much you eat but also have the understanding about the food you should avoid as much as possible. There are some foods which if you consume them on a daily basis will slow down or even prevent you from losing weight.

Those foods can be included into your diet sparingly, on a day you treat yourself.

1. Caffeine

This is applicable not only for coffee or tea but also to anything that has caffeine in it, like coke or pepsi. Since you need to drink a lot of water in order to lose weight, put a slice of lemon or lime in it. Taste delicious.

Drinking coffee on a daily basis became a habit for most of us and we stopped counting how many coffee cups we had per day. We start the day with a delicious cappuccino or latte from the cafe on our way to work, then drinking it on every break we have, even finishing with the last cup after the dinner. The truth is you have to start controlling this habit. Have the most one cup of coffee per day.

2. Alcohol

This is a big enemy in any weight loss plan. It is alright to drink a glass of wine with your dinner two or three times a week, but not the entire bottle. Moderation is the key with alcoholic beverages. The best way is to have a drink on your treat day only.

3. Pre Packaged Foods

As a big rule, stay away from these products as much as you can. They contain a lot of chemicals and are not going to be good for your diet. To lose weight you must eat your food as fresh as possible and not to rely on those pre packed foods stuffed with loads of saturated fat. In this way your wish to become thinner will fade away.

4. White rice, bread, pastas

Those are the products which you should eat only occasionally, maybe when you are eating out or visiting your family and friends. They contain starches that can inhibit your weight loss. Go for brown rice, whole meal bread and pastas. They taste just as good.

5. Canned and Jar Foods

Anything that is canned or jarred should be avoided as they contain huge amounts of sugar and salt. The best choice is to stick to fresh fruits and vegetables.

6. Meat

The best choice is to go on a vegetarian diet. Use pulses, soya products and green vegetables as a substitute for meat. They have lots of healthy protein and are low in fat.

7. Dairy

If you like milk, the first choice should be skimmed milk over whole milk. Drink milk in moderation. Cheese contains lots of fat so avoid it at all cost. If you however really can not live without it, go for the low fat option and use it sparingly. Eggs may be alright if you use only the whites. You can buy the egg substitute instead when baking or cooking at home.

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