MH UK Jan/Feb 14

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FAT-LOSS FOODS 573KCAL

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Forget dinner. Eat every three hours instead. Going hungry chips away at your weight loss willpower. “Resisting your cravings is a brain activity and your brain runs on glucose,” says Prof Kathleen Martin Ginis of McMaster University.

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Save yourself seven pints’ worth of calories at JD Wetherspoon by having the Jacket Potato and Five Bean Chilli (405kcal) rather than the Large Mixed Grill (1983kcal).

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Avoid fruity yoghurts. The fruit syrup is full of added, refined sugar and artificial sweeteners that go straight to your middle – a Strawberry Müller Fruit Corner has more than 22g sugar.

PHOTOGRAPHY: DAN MATTHEWS; FOOD STYLING: HENRIETTA CLANCY

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Scofing a Butter Croissant (250kcal) at Costa is 243kcal better than a Lemon & Poppyseed Mufin (493kcal). Remember that when you run out of porridge.

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On a cold, dark afternoon, there’s no better winter warmer than hot chocolate. Head to Starbucks to get your chocolate hit for 101kcal fewer. Order a Tall Classic Hot Chocolate With Whipped Cream (284kcal) and not tall White Chocolate Mocha with Whipped Cream (385kcal). 284KCAL MENSHEALTH.CO.UK

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Save 235kcal with a sarnie at EAT. Go for Tuna and Cucumber (338kcal) in place of the Ham & Free Range Egg Bloomer (573kcal).

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A study at Aga Khan University, Pakistan, confirmed coriander is a diuretic, meaning it stops your body from holding excess water. Tear some up on salads or blend into soups.

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Two eggs in the morning curb hunger to cut your food intake over the next day by 400kcal. MEN’S HEALTH 13


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