[sylvie]

mmm, apples..i loved that tip! was laid up on the sofa healing from oral surgery so i got to watch his show today...
i love Dr Oz , lol.
(i watch his show everyday, unless i am working during that time..)

- He said if you eat a large apple before lunch, you will eat less for lunch and it helps fill you.. that it can cut up to 187 calories off what you eat at lunch..(not sure how he came up with that number exactly) and if you do this everyday for a year, it will help you lose 5 lbs in that year.

- He said that refrigerating canned goods is another tip. Because when you open it (he had a can of beef stew that was and another that wasnt refrigerated for an example), you can skim the hardened fat out of it, and if you do this everyday for a year it can help you lose up to 6 lbs, that is IF you are gonna eat those canned things anyway.. if you dont, even better.

- He also said to dilute your juice, theyre full of sugar, even the light variety.. drinking sugary juices you are consuming up to 48 lbs of extra sugar a year.. if you drink 2 glasses a day, dilute them half juice, half water in your glass, and you can lose up to 13 lbs that year just by doing this.. (unless you arent a sugary juice drinker anyway, which is better of course)..

- there was another called fake a carb.. where he used cauliflower in place of pasta, and prepared it like he would pasta.. i didnt get the recipe or even really hear what he was saying because i got a phonecall..

- Another one was replace oil with applesauce in your recipes.. or use half the oil and use applesauce for the other half, i think it was.. he had brownies as an example - and said you can lose up to 6 lbs in a year by doing this from now on, if you are a sweets eater and bake.. many recipes can be converted to a healthier way..

- last was swap gym bags with a friend..keeps you wanting to go to the gym, by switching bags.. they'll need theirs and you'll need yours kinda deal..or buddy up with someone who is fantastic about going to gym or working out and eating healthy, it helps stay motivated..

i think that was all his tips that i can remember anyway..lol...