Easily Eliminate 100 Calories a Day

Dieting doesn't have to mean giving up everything that you love. A few simple changes here and there can trim a few calories from your daily intake -- and that can mean faster weight loss. Following one or more of these suggestions in the food and beverage choices made at home, work, school, or on the go can help cut about 100 calories each day. While 100 calories may not seem like a big thing, over the course of one year you will have saved yourself 36,500 calories in total.

Instead of

potato chips

12-ounce regular soda

6 oz. fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt

a bagel

butter and margarine on pans

white bread

traditional pizza

whole milk

supersized meat portions

layer cake

Try

baked potato chips

12-ounce water

light yogurt with no-calorie sweetener

2 pieces whole-grain toast

non-stick cooking spray

light, whole-wheat bread

halve the cheese and add veggies

nonfat or 1% milk

3-ounce portions (deck of cards size)

angel food cake