Lose While You Booze

Eight hundred calories—that's what you'll be sucking down with your favorite restaurant's frozen margarita. Booze can be a real diet killer, but that doesn't mean you have to skip happy hour to stick to your calorie-counting guns. Being a little more selective when choosing your poison will help you to "Lose While You Booze." Skip anything fruity and ask for diet sodas as mixers in your cocktail. Or for all the sippin' (and only half the calories), why not try a white wine spritzer?

Get your Z's to Drop the LB's

Obviously you're not going to sleep yourself skinny, but did you know that spending quality time between the sheets can contribute to healthy weight? Keeping your body in a steady rhythm—by getting not too much or too little sleep— not only helps you focus on your healthy eating goals, it manages important functions like body temperature and hormones, which ultimately affect your figure. Getting your perk from a good night's sleep (aim for 8 hours) also means you won't be dependent on those mid-afternoon caloric pick-me-ups.

Fresh Fruit with Lemon Mint Sauce

Ingredients:
3 large oranges, peeled and sectioned
2 large red grapefruits, peeled and sectioned
2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
1 (6-ounce) container low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon honey
Garnish: fresh mint sprigs

Directions:
Place first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl, gently tossing to combine. Cover and chill 2 hours. Stir together yogurt and next 3 ingredients just before serving, and serve with fruit mixture. Garnish, if desired.

Nutritional Information:
173 calories (0.0% from fat); 0.8g fat (sat 0.4g,mono 0.2g,poly 0.1g); 4g protein; 24mg sodium; 4.9g fiber; 42g carbohydrates