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CNN Live Saturday
Interview with Lisa Drayer
Aired April 27, 2002 - 22:54 ET
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Well, before you know it, summer's going to be here. Time for the shorts and the bathing suits. And if you don't feel ready to show all the skin that you have, we might be able to give you some help. Who is ready to show -- nobody's every ready to show everything, are they?
Lisa Drayer of Dietwatch.com joins us from New York with some tips for jump starting your summer weight loss plan. Everybody has to have one of those. Who is ever ready for this type of -- this time of year? I know I'm never ready.
LISA DRAYER, DIETWATCH.COM: Yes, I don't know if I can name you one person that is actually ready. That's a difficult question.
CALLAWAY: Some specific ideas here, because we have some breaking news tonight. So we don't have a lot of time, but I wanted to get you on, because you were able to really get this into five great ideas on how to lose weight, on some strategies on how do this. And here's your first one. Set mini goals. Now what do you mean by that?
DRAYER: Exactly. Let's say you want to shed about 15 pounds by the end of June. Then what you want to do is set a few mini goals to help you achieve that larger goal. And these goals should be specific. And they should be behavior oriented.
CALLAWAY: Give us an example?
DRAYER: Sure. I'm going to have two fruits each day. Or I'm going to have one vegetable with each meal. Or I'm going to walk 30 minutes each day for five days out of the week. So you want to set very specific goals, so I have a measurable outcome.
CALLAWAY: And you don't get discouraged so easily, because once I get discouraged, it's all over. All right, now, your next one is lighten your calorie load with simple substitutions. Would that be the vegetables you were talking about and the fruit?
DRAYER: Exactly.
CALLAWAY: Or what exactly do you mean?
DRAYER: Vegetables and fruits are very low in calories and high in fiber, which helps us to feel full. And it also helps us to cut back on calories. We want to cut back about 500 calories a day, to lose one pound per week. So for example, replace red meats with fish as one example. Instead of cream-based soups and sauces, use tomato based products instead. This will help you to lighten your calories.
CALLAWAY: Can you just do that like once a day or once every week? Can you take out the red meat? I mean, do you have to do it everyday? You know, you set mini goals?
DRAYER: True. It is true. You don't have to do it everyday. The less often you eat it, the less saturated fat and excess calories you'll be taking in. So use that as a general guide.
CALLAWAY: I'm going to skip over this next one for time, the plan outdoor workouts and activities. That's kind of basic. We all know that it really doesn't matter how much you eat if you're not exercising at all. So you got to plan something out there. But one of your other suggestions is to journal your moods with food. Explain that quickly?
DRAYER: That's right. It's important not only to log exactly what you're eating in terms of food, but also your emotions and your feelings while you're eating. This can help you to pinpoint problem areas. For example, if you find that at 3:00 in the afternoon you're heading for the jar of jellybeans, then that will alert you that perhaps, you know, you're bored during that time. You're stressed. That you probably should decide to take another activity, taking a walk for example.
CALLAWAY: Right. You know that really helps you when you write down how you're feeling and what food you have eaten.
DRAYER: Definitely.
CALLAWAY: You're always surprised. You know, the three Girl Scout cookies you snuck in there, when you were...
DRAYER: Exactly. And on dietwatch.com, we have exactly that. We have the calculator that can help you do that.
CALLAWAY: There are low fat Girl Scout cookies, I should say. And drink lots of water was your last one?
DRAYER: That's right.
CALLAWAY: Is that really as good as everybody says it is?
DRAYER: You know, water is great. It helps you to stay hydrated, which is very important during the next few months. In addition, it helps to curb your appetite. And drinking cold water actually causes our body to expend extra calories, which is great.
CALLAWAY: Oh, really?
DRAYER: Yes, exactly, to bring that temperature down to your own body's temperature. But I do want to also say physical activities are very important, because if you don't have time to engage in formal exercise, gardening for example, just 30 minutes outside, (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
CALLAWAY: I've got to get out of here. Lisa, you know, you've got some great tips here. And I like these five that you gave us tonight. Thank you very much for being here. Come back another night when we've got lots of time to talk.
DRAYER: Sounds great.
CALLAWAY: Thank you.
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