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Excuses, Excuses

If you're trying to lose weight and are invited to dinner, you'll probably want to pass up after-dinner sweets. To avoid having your host try to entice you with a luscious dessert, nutrition experts suggest that you offer this excuse: "Dinner was delicious. I enjoyed it so much, I don't have room for another bite."

Publication Source: Vitality magazine
Online Editor: Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer: Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer: Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Date Last Reviewed: 2/23/2005
Date Last Modified: 2/23/2005