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Start every meal with an apple, or a salad with green leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, and celery.

Studies show that when people preload with very low-calorie density foods, they go on to eat significantly fewer calories as part of their main meal.

It’s counterintuitive but true:

Adding a course to your meal could cut your calories.

Twice-daily weighing:

dieters should weigh themselves regularly. One study has found that twice-daily weighing, immediately before and after sleep, produced the best results.