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Have a
weekly ice
cream cone
Consider ice cream a placeholder
for whatever you want to indulge
in during the summer. Since many
people spend these months in
perma-vacation mode, the attitude
toward temptation tends to
be, “Hey, it’s summer, why not?”
Should I skip the gym? “It’s summer,
why not?” Should I eat this ice
cream cone? “Summer! Why not?”
Splurge and go whole hog for sure,
to prevent feeling deprived, but
keep it to just once a week, Gans
suggests. It’ll keep you honest and
make having the treat seem that
much more special.
Keep tabs
on your tab
It’s easier to lose track
of how many cocktails
you down at parties,
weddings, and other
social gatherings
(because you repeatedly
refill the same
cup—or someone else
keeps topping you off)
than it is at restaurants
(where you have
to order and pay for
each drink) and even
at home. One trick is
to pocket the little
stirrers or cocktail
napkins served so
you have evidence of
how many beverages
you’ve blown through.
Drinking something
you like but doesn’t
go down so smoothly
will often slow you too,
Gans says. If you tend
to guzzle rosé, switch
to beer. Another
option: Ask for half
pours. “I’m a die-hard
martini person, so
sometimes if I’ve
already had one and
want another, I order
half a martini instead.
I know I’ll drink whatever
is in my glass, so
if I’m getting only half,
I’m consuming fewer
calories,” Gans says. →
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