Nutritionist Suzanne Carere's tips for fat loss

• Don't eat carbs at night – your body can't burn them and they turn right to fat.
• Fruit contains mostly sugar and carbs, albeit healthy ones, so eat them only in the morning. Switch to vegetables in the afternoon and evening.
• Have breakfast every day. Try to include three of the four food groups – for example, egg whites, oatmeal and fruit.
• Snack frequently. This releases sugar more slowly in your bloodstream, preventing spikes and crashes in your energy.
• Eat small snacks of protein through the day.
• If you go too long between meals, drink 1/2 cup of juice to stabilize blood sugar levels before you eat to back your body up from from its "starvation" mode.
• Hungry at night? Drink tea or broth-based soups.
• To fight a craving, call a chatty friend or relative. You'll distract yourself until the urge to eat passes, and nurture a relationship at the same time.

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