Michael Gitter

Diet Tip: Eat on Smaller Plates

How easy is this?  If we simply ate on smaller plates we would lose weight.  Go to Europe and see the size of a croissant, or a large soft drink, or a plate of food.  If we eat on a smaller plate, we might lose weight.  This is simple, and logical, right? Alex Bogusky believes [...]

Snack Tip: Grapefruit Slices in cups

Snack Problem: Grapefruits are a headache to peel, and eat.  Snack Solution: A product like this can be purchased at Costco under their Kirkland brand.  I eat 3 of these a day.  I just started to pour off half the juice, because the juice isn’t grapefruit, but rather grape juice.  It’s pretty sweet and I [...]

Diet Soda Makes You Fat

There is growing evidence that artificial sweeteners make your body crave more sweets because it gets the sweetness but no calories. So you may end up eating more sugary foods as well as more food in general because your body is confused that it’s getting signals that it’ll get energy but in fact gets no [...]

Idea: My Diet Tips

As we approach the new year, and many people are making resolutions to lose weight, I figure I would list my top diet and fitness tips.  Many of them I made up, and there is no guarantee that they are sound ideas.  For me they have worked, but take all my suggestions as just that…. MY suggestions. [...]