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52 Little Changes for Big Weight Loss Results

Forget about crash diets and killing yourself with exercise -- these small steps can help you lose weight in a big way (53 Photos)

Jessica Smith on Oct 26, 2012 at 5:01PM

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52 Little Changes for Big Weight Loss Results

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Fill Your (Small) Plate

According to Brian Wansink, Ph.D., a behavioral scientist and ‘mindless eating’ expert at the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, people who fill their plate with everything they plan to eat (including dessert) eat about 14 percent less than those who don’t fill it as much but return for second helpings. So to eat less, load up your plate -- but only once. To reduce your intake even more, use a smaller plate. Wansink found that subjects who served themselves using smaller dishes ate up to 60 percent less.

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