Fighting the Football Season Fat

I’m back with more tips from the Seattle Times on how not to gain weight during football season:

After your first round, order a diet soda or water. Yea for diet soda!!!

Choose the foods that are most satisfying in the smallest quantities. For me, that’s a strong cheese. A little blue cheese on a cracker goes a long way because of its strong taste.

Don’t waste calories on foods you don’t like. I’ve done this so many times! I’ll be sitting at the table, munching on something I don’t really even like, simply because it’s in front of my face. Sometimes, I even have to go so far as to sit on my hands to avoid eating things I don’t like.

Try asking for half orders. I’ve been trying a modified version of this strategy lately – I eat with guys. Have you ever noticed how much guys eat? I order something and my guy friends end up eating half of it anyways so it saves me the energy of trying to resist temptation.

Move bowls of nuts or other high-calorie snacks on the bar out of reach. I always do this with the breadbasket because I’m a carb fanatic. I take one piece of bread and move the rest of the basket to the end of the table.