How to Avoid Falling Off Your Diet This Fall
A few tips to keep your waistline from growing during the autumn season.
— -- The fall season can often lead to falling off your diet.
As the days get cooler, Yahoo Health’s editor in chief, Michele Promaulayko, has tips to keep your waistline from getting bigger.
Diet Trap 1: Shorter Days
“You’re exposed to less natural sunlight and that triggers a dip in serotonin levels which leads to food cravings,” Promaulayko told ABC News. “You may be tempted to reach for that bread basket. Instead, go for starchy vegetables like sweet potatoes and squash.”
Diet Trap 2: Seasonal Drinks
“A black cup of coffee clocks in at five calories, but as soon as you start indulging in those pumpkin spice lattes you’re chugging down hundreds of calories,” she explained. “Instead, go for the seasonally flavored teas, and if you have to get that latte, order the small, only get one pump of that sugary syrup and skip the whipped cream. That is a morning beverage, not dessert.”
Diet Trap 3: Tailgating
“Football season can wreak havoc on your waistline,” she said. “We’re talking beer, chips and chicken wings. It pays to set some smart limits. Don’t show up hungry and just try to eat a few more celery sticks than you do chicken wings.”
Cheers to a happy, healthy fall.
