Daily Fit Tip: Watch every bite

I heard an interesting statistic while watching The View the other day: Every bite of food averages 25 calories. That means if you have eight mindless bites of food throughout the day, you're adding at least an extra 200 calories to your daily intake. Have 20 mindless bites over the course of the day? You're looking at an extra 500 calories. We keep track of how many calories we eat at meals, but we don't think of all the bites here and there, and it could be costing us our waistlines.

So here's an idea: In your daytimer, on your desk or on the whiteboard in the kitchen, keep a small tally of the non-meal bites you take during the day. A few crackers here, a handful of almonds there -- it can really add up, especially if you're going to a social event with finger food.

The point of all this? To keep track of all the extra calories you're consuming. You might be surprised by the final count!