SLOW and steady -- and perfect for the lazy dieter -- we know how you can battle the bulge without doing a whole lot.
So if your "New Year, New You" dieting plan went belly up in mid-January, we've got your number.
And it's 100.
Cut 100 calories a day and, at the end of 12 months, you'll be 10.4 pounds lighter.
Here's how it works -- 1 pound is equal to 3,500 calories. Cut 100 calories out of your day for 365 days (that's 36,500
calories a year, genius) and -- voila! -- you're going to need dresses that are a whole size smaller.
"A hundred calories is nothing. And it's something I'm very strict with my patients about," says Tanya
Zuckerbrot, a registered dietician and founder of skinnyandthecity.com.
"I don't believe in cutting things out completely. That's bulls - - - . You can easily reduce your caloric intake and not make a dent in the volume of food or the satisfaction. And you can lose 10 pounds effortlessly."
The trick is substitution. Swap out your existing high-calorie snack for a 100-
calorie option, or make small adjustments during mealtime to help bring your caloric intake down. Either way, you're sure to end up a big loser. But what do 100 calories look like? Not what you'd expect, that's for sure.
rmirchandani@nypost.com
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