To successfully lose weight and keep it off, eating well and exercising are key (the secret, of course, is to eat less and move more). Add these 10 easy tips to your arsenal to boost your weight-loss efforts. 1. Slow down. When eating, it takes 20 minutes for your body to register fullness.If you ate slower at every meal, that would translate into losing about two pounds a month. 2. Use a smaller plate. Put your main meal on a 7-inch plate, which is about the size of a salad plate or child-size plate. Choose a 1-cup...

Most people will lose weight on a daily diet of 1,500 calories, which is the total calorie count for all the food pictured here. If you want to be even more precise about cutting calories, this simple calculation will give you a daily calorie goal that can help you lose a healthy 1 to 2 pounds per week.Calculate Your Calorie GoalYOUR CURRENT WEIGHT X 12 = calories needed to maintain your weightTo lose 1 pound/week: Cut 500 calories/dayTo lose 2 pounds/week: Cut 1,000 calories/dayNote: For healthy weight loss, we don't...

Crêpes aren't just for dessert—they make a quick and savory weeknight dinner. Here they're filled with ricotta cheese, green beans, zucchini and corn and topped with a chive-cream sauce. Don't skip the step of placing a piece of parchment or wax paper under each crêpe as you fill it—without it, the crêpes are tricky to roll. Serve with: A tossed salad. Ingredients 1/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives, divided, plus more for garnish 3 tablespoons low-fat milk 2 teaspoons lemon juice 3/4 teaspoon...

Swap Some Of The Avocado In Guacamole For Zucchini Save: 100 calories The monounsaturated fats in avocado—the main ingredient in guacamole—may be heart-healthy, but they also pack a calorie punch. A typical avocado-heavy guacamole delivers 200 calories per half cup. For the May/June 2012 issue of EatingWell Magazine, the EatingWell Test Kitchen came up with an amazing (and surprising) substitution for half the avocado—cooked zucchini! This is some of the best guacamole I’ve had—and the swap shaved 100 calories off the...