How to Slim Down on H2O

What you drink makes all the difference when you are dieting. Try these easy tips to reduce your intake and slim your size.

Things You'll Need

• Nothing but water -- tap, sparkling, fizzy, fancy or plain...

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Instructions

• 1

  Losing weight is easy -- just reduce your intake of calories, right? But if you're used to having a glass, or two, of wine with dinner, that can seem easier said than done. First, just drink a full glass of water -- 8 ounces or so -- before you eat or drink anything else. Make it a habit.

• 2

  Second, have your glass of wine with dinner -- or whatever you usually drink. Sip it slowly. Savor it. Make it last. And before you refill that glass, refill it first with another glass of water. Try a bottled water or sparkling variety, or add a wedge of lemon for added taste.

• 3

  Still thirsty? Consider diluting your alcoholic drink with a sparkling water, tonic, or club soda -- the fewer calories the better. The key is to substitute low or no-calories liquids for the higher-calorie alcohol or other drinks you might have chosen instead. Even if you only reduce your intake by one glass of wine, you are still reducing your intake.