- Trade coffee with green tea or barley tea. Some days you will need a kicker, try not to add too much sugar. Also, try to drink a lot of water if you happen to have coffee.
- E a t . . . are e a l . . . s l o w.
- Seaweed everything. Kelp in your soups, seaweed on your rice, seaweed paste on your toast.
- Stay away from sugar. If you MUST eat a piece of candy, eat ONE piece and have fresh fruit with it so you won't want more candy.
- Take walks, or walk at the gym, and like for an hour, unless you like running. If you don't like running like me, bike. Biking is better for your knees. Japanese kids your age bike or walk to school everyday. Some people have to walk up to a mile. It really helps keep your legs from getting pudgy.
- Take baths in the evening and stay away from the kitchen after you get out, unless you're thirsty. In the summer time shaved ice will cool you down.
- Tofu. I would say eat 2 packs a week. You should be able to finish it easy if you eat 1/4 of a tofu a day and have miso soup as well. The best are fresh made ones you can get in the morning though. Don't over do the soy sauce. Try eating it with spinach and bonito and sesame seeds. The combo of tofu, miso soup and edamame will prevent breast cancer.
- Have meat only once a week. If cutting meat out is really hard, this is what my BFF does: she eats beef once dinner, chicken the next, tuna the next, she's vegetarian one day, the vegan (which is hard but fun if you limit yourself to that one day a week) and finally a seafood day where there is a lot to choose from. Stay away from pork as much as possible.
- You should try to eat 50-100 different foods a week/month. You of course would have to eat them in very teeny portions then. Many small plates, thats the key. It makes eating fun.
- If you eat salads, or put jam on your toast, or you like a lot of cheese on your potatoes, etc, CUT DOWN. You want to spread all that stuff out so its 'barely there' =)
- Japanese people eat curry, we love curry, and if you have ever had a vegetarian curry, it makes you go. Just don't get seconds!
- If you eat Ramen, don't drink all the soup! It will just make you thirsty.
- If you are worried about your bone structure, don't! It's silly stressing over things you can only embrace.
- And this isn't hard... don't go to fast food restaurants. (If you do, get the fruits and yogurts) When I lived in Japan I went to McDonalds like twice a year. If you can't quit cold turkey try 'savoring' a burger that's not homemade. Then go home and make your own the next day. It's so much better at home, and its cheaper!
- Cabbage. Especially if you eat meat or fried food, eat just as much cabbage at the same time. It will keep your blood from clotting.
- Sleep 9 hours a day. Always go to the bathroom right before you hop in bed.
- When you want to buy choclates and candy, go ahead, but don't eat it all at once! Also, I have been doing this thing where I only buy each candy once. So one snickers, one starburst, one hersheys something. I savor it and never buy it again. I only buy things that say 'new' on it. It helps because I just LOVE eating, and if you put it in front of me, chances are I will eat it. If I tell myself 'I already tried that' it helps me say no. Of course, you don't have to try everything, but in case you are like me - the mentality matters.
- I would suggest asking your mom to take you to Japan, if that's in your mom's budget. If not, ask her to go to Japanese restaurants. It can be pricey sometimes, but you can know that it's good for you, and you most likely don't have to worry about portions because they have that figured out for you already.
- Brush your teeth and listen to your dentist. If you brush your teeth, you are less likely to eat after ;) Because why would you want to eat and then brush your teeth AGAIN!
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