4 wacky ways to lose weight

by Jacki Donaldson (Subscribe to Jacki Donaldson's posts)
May 29th 2008 7:30AM

Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements

We know the standards when it comes to weight loss -- less calories, more exercise, lots of water, not a lot of junk food. Now check these out -- some unconventional ideas for losing a few pounds.

Go Blue. The color blue functions as an appetite suppressant. So serve up dinner on blue plates, wear blue while you eat, and cover your table with a blue tablecloth. Then avoid all visions of red, yellow, and orange while you eat. Studies find these colors encourage eating.

Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall. Hang a mirror across from your seat at the table and you may eat one-third less than normal. Looking at yourself while you chow down will remind you of why you're trying to lose weight.

Wacky weight loss tricks(click thumbnails to view gallery)

Smell This. If you sniff a banana, an apple, or a peppermint when you feel the urge to eat, you're likely to feel less hungry and lose more weight. One theory: sniffing these foods tricks the brain into thinking you're actually eating it.

Dress Up. Next time you go to a social event, dress yourself up and let the compliments flow. With everyone telling you how great you look, you'll surely want to watch what you eat. Oh, and wear blue!

Visit this Reader's Digest article for more weight-loss tips -- some standard, some not.

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littlewing1217 5-30-2008 @ 9:38AM

Makes sense to me. No wonder there are no fast food places with blue in their corporate colors. In fact, McDonald's uses red and yellow ... two of the appetite stimulating colors in all of their stores and as a part of their corporate logo. They're encouraging us to eat and eat and eat!

Dawn 5-30-2008 @ 10:10AM

Its hard being overweight! My sister was obese her whole life and simply decided one day she didn't want to be heavy any more. It was a lot of hard work - but she lost 100 lbs in 1 year and was featured on ABC's EXTREME MAKEOVER. If you want to read more about how she did it? check out

www. heidihype.com

way to go sis!

Love D

jcbrod1 5-30-2008 @ 10:31AM

Its real hard. Eat less

Pamperedsoul 5-30-2008 @ 5:14PM

Yes The last one really works, everytime I think about how someone has said I look good , and lost weight . I Bite my lip and leave the chocolate Alone.

Skinny woman inside of a fatty girls Body......

Rochelle 5-30-2008 @ 5:00PM

Fortunately I haven't had to deal with problem myself but I have a friend who is very heavy and I see all the looks people give her. She had diabetes when she was pregant and gained over 70lbs. Peopl can be so mean. It's sad that you can be a drug addict, alcoholic, anorexic but you can't be heavy in this country. Next time you see a heavy person trying smiling at them.

Michele 5-30-2008 @ 4:59PM

I always thought it was green to make you want to eat less. I've always found that a light green makes my stomach upset. Hate to look at it when I have the flu.

Jackie 5-30-2008 @ 4:59PM

It is really hard to lose weight. I am trying to lose 50 pounds by december. I dont eat a lot. I excercise. But I have a medical condition that makes it 10 times hard to lose weight than normal people. Dawn- that is an amazing story. Good for your sis!
Jackie

ed quinlan 5-30-2008 @ 4:59PM

No rocket science here. It's as simple as calories in vs. calories out combined with a little bit of common sense.

Elizabeth 5-30-2008 @ 4:59PM

Eating healthy is not that easy for me. Every time I make a commitment to myself that I will eat healthier, it always gets broken by junk food lying aroung my house. How do I stop?

ltilleycarter 6-18-2008 @ 7:36PM

easy, don't buy junk food!

Linda 5-30-2008 @ 4:59PM

I'm currently in a clinical trial that is using a combination of buproprion and naltrexone, specifically to block food cravings and overeating, and I've lost 33 pounds in 7 months. It's been slow, but steady. I have about 20 more pounds to go.

This has been fairly easy, and without very much exercise.

dzuls@aol.com 5-30-2008 @ 4:58PM

littlewing1217, the reason McDonalds is heavy into red and yellow is that hot primary colors appeal to children. Next time you're at Toys R us get a look at the plastic playground stuff.

Lori 5-30-2008 @ 1:36PM

On the trial with Naltrexone, is that high dose naltrexone or low dose naltrexone. I take low dose naltrexone for MS and it works wonders.

Spoggie 5-30-2008 @ 5:00PM

Eating is the focus of my existence - I can't seem to think about anything else - - -

candy 5-31-2008 @ 3:48PM

No matter what we do it is very hard to lose weight, we all need to remember that and try to encourage each other. No matter if your skinny or heavy we should all be nice to everyone no matter how they look.

jcbrod1 6-18-2008 @ 9:36AM

i lost 50 lbs one summer and never gained it back . I would eat almost nothing..maybe i piece of chicken and a pickle a day(you lose your appetite after the first 3 days)then when I did eat(maybe even some strawberries(i would take laxatives..they say its only temporary) but it kept going down and haa never come back in 30 years