The real secret to losing weight and keeping it off, is the same secret to making money in the stock market – don’t
do anything stupid. For lasting weight loss, you’ve got to avoid the horrible mistakes. It’s the caloric nightmares
that do you in, the 1 hour splurge that puts back on all the weight you’ve lose in a week. Ice cream can be a real
disaster, especially if you put sauce on it. A trick that can help is to go to Dairy Queen instead of Baskin
Robbins, as Dairy Queen ice cream treats can have half the calories as Baskin Robbins. I wish I were kidding,
but an 1100 calorie banana split at Bastkin Robbins, has 500 calories at Dairy Queen. Strawberry or Pineapple
topping has 25% the calories of chocolate or hot fudge sauce. Pizza is another caloric nightmare. Double cheese
can double the calories in a slice, as can sausage, pepperoni and hamburger. Stick to veggies on top of pizza.
Bagels with cream cheese and nuts are also nightmares. A bagel with cream cheese usually has 300+ calories of
cream cheese in it, and another 300 calories for the bagel. A small bag of nuts is usually 500 plus calories. A
single slice of carrot cake from California Pizza kitchen has 1500 calories. Splurge carefully.