Really Easy Way to Drop 4 Pounds

May 24, 2008, 02:43 AM Post Comments

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If you're looking to lose a few pounds, here's an easy way to shed a few. Steel your resistance and don't make those impulse purchases of candy and sweets at the grocery store check-out line.

More than anything else, this one thing makes us the fattest.

According to a new study from IHL Consulting Group, the average American woman could lose up to 4.1 pounds in a year by not purchasing and then consuming impulse items, such as chocolate candies, chips, and soda, once they are in the checkout line. Men could lose an average of 3.1 pounds doing the same thing.

Follow these three steps and you can eat anything you want when you want--and not gain weight. Really!

"The average woman in the study claimed to purchase and consume over 14,300 calories from calorie impulse items over the period of a year (3,500 calories per pound)," Greg Buzek, president of IHL, said. "While women have an overall higher average, men under the age of 25 years old are the heaviest consumers of caloric impulse items, consuming enough calories each year for an additional eight pounds! Retailers could do a great service to consumers by providing lower calorie options such as 100-calorie packs or fresh foods as impulse items."

Put down the potato chips. Throw out the candy bars. Snack on THIS instead and you could live longer.

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