Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen say:

• Shrink your waist down to the ideal size - 32 and a half inches for women - 35 inches for men.
• The body stores blubber, and cutting just 100 calories a day can help you lose a pound per month.
• Dieters who cut 400 calories a day ended up yo-yo dieting and regaining weight. Fasting shuts down your metabolism, Dr. Oz says, so when you bow to temptation and devour a candy bar, most of the calories are quickly deposited as fat.
• Cutting 100 calories a day - the equivalent of a Granny Smith apple - is a dieting strategy that most people can sustain for a lifetime, Dr. Oz says.

Five ingredients that should be banned from your diet forever:

• 1) Avoid is hydrogenated oil, which often masquerades as partially hydrogenated oil.
• 2) Eliminate sugar.
• 3) Eliminate high fructose corn syrup from foods. "We eat 63 pounds of high fructose corn syrup a year, which puts 33 pounds on the typical American," he says.
• 4) Avoid enriched flour. "Enriched means they took all the good stuff out and put a little back," Dr. Roizen says. In 1960, Americans didn't use enriched flour, but today we consume 63 pounds a year, he says.
• 5) White foods - including bleached flour. The only white items you should have in your fridge are egg whites, cauliflower and fish, Dr. Roizen says.

Your favorite snack foods won't advertise their artificial ingredients - Oprah's medical experts say you have to read the small print for yourself!

Dr. Roizen says you want to buy foods that contain less than 4 grams of saturated fat and less than 4 grams of sugar per serving. Keep in mind that polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are good for you and help fight depression.

Produce Aisle
Head over to the produce aisle and stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables!! Packaged goods usually contain harmful, artificial ingredients because they're designed to stay on the shelf for years, says Dr. Oz.

Supermarket shelves are filled with foods that seem healthy, but don't be fooled. Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen say that 50 percent of the sugar we eat comes from "fat free" foods like salad dressings and soft drinks. In fact, young women get about half their daily calories from salad dressing! Dr. Oz says to substitute olive oil and vinegar for a healthier alternative.

Apples, carrots and nuts are great snacks to consider. A glass of vegetable juice also takes the edge off, Dr. Oz says. One snack you may not have thought of are breath strips! "I like breath strips because, a lot of times, we have a craving center in our brain that says put something in me, it doesn't tell you what," he says.

Dr. Oz says a glass of water, a good night's sleep or sex might also satisfy your craving center.

Spice it Up!!
Another way to fight fat is to spice it up! Adding red pepper flakes or cinnamon to your food can reduce your appetite. Starting with a smaller plate also helps you eat 33 percent less, Dr. Oz says.

Breakfast
Breakfast is also a key component to Dr. Oz's diet plan. "People who eat breakfast every day are thinner," he says. "Jump start your metabolism with breakfast - don't miss it!"

Dr. Roizen says people should try to automate their breakfast and lunch. "Why we get so fat is we have so many choices, we want one of everything," he says. For breakfast, Dr. Roizen says you should have the same thing or the same small variety of things every day. Steel-cut oatmeal, whole grain cereals and egg-white omelets are great options. Then, do the same thing at lunch. Find a lunch that's satisfying and stick with it. Then, come dinner time, you can enjoy a variety of options!

When soggy cereal and steel-cut oatmeal loses its appeal, try one of Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen's favorite breakfast treats:

The Quick Magical Breakfast Blaster
2 servings, 136 calories per serving

1 scoop (1/3 cup) Soy protein (like Nature's Plus Spiru-Tein)
1/2 tablespoon flaxseed oil
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 large ripe banana (or other fruits of your choice)
1/2 tablespoon apple juice concentrate or honey
1 teaspoon Psyillium seed husks

Peel banana and break into chunks. Put all ingredients in a blender. Add 12 ounces of water and ice, as well as powdered vitamins. Cover, blend until fairly smooth.

Source: http://www.doctoroz.com

Dr. Oz is a smart guy... I think I will try the smaller plate idea... We just went out and bought smaller bowls in hopes our ice cream consumption would decrease... all that happened was that we got good at stacking higher

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