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Summer barbeques are notorious for having some of the wost-for-you foods known to man. Just about everything is smothered in mayonnaise, barbeque sauce and cheese. But FEAR NOT, I have some great tips that will help you survive summer barbeques and NOT gain weight! Follow my tips below and see how easy it is to cut out nearly 40 grams of fat in 1 meal at a summer barbeque!

What to Eat at A Summer Barbeque

Good news, there is plenty to eat! Most of what is being served at the barbeque will be fine for you to eat, with a few moderations, of course.

Here’s how to turn a typical cheeseburger into a diet-friendly meal.

Burger + 1 slice of cheese + bun = 359 calories/20 grams fat/21 carbs (approximate numbers)

Here is how to make this burger diet friendly.

1) lose the cheese and save 110 calories and 9 grams of fat

2) lose 1/2 the bum and save 60 calories and 1 gram of fat

Your diet friendly burger with no cheese and only 1/2 of the bun now has 189 calories and 10 grams of fat!

**If you opt for chicken over hamburger meet you’ll save another 9 grams of fat and bring your fat intake down to about 1 gram total.

What Not to Eat at a Summer Barbeque

Unfortunately, you’ll need to stay away from anything made with mayo or butter. Use balsamic vinegar on your salad and you’ll save about 14 grams of fat. Salad dressings are LOADED with fats. The host may not have balsamic vinegar on the table outdoors, but just ask. Nearly every house has red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar. Both go great on salads.

If you are having corn on the cob, skip the butter, you’ll save 110 calories and 11.5 grams of fat!!!!!

You just saved 36 grams of fat!

By following these simple tips (no cheese, 1/2 hamburger bun, balsamic vinegar instead of regular salad dressing, no butter on corn on the cob) we’ve managed to cut out about 36 grams of fat!

About Eddie

Eddie is a renowned personal trainer in NJ and fitness guru. Eddie is a former body builder and a former Mr New Jersey title holder. Currently, Eddie is the owner and director of personal training at Ultimate Fitness, a 24 hour gym in NJ.

You can also visit Eddie’s diet and fitness blog online.

I’m not talking drastic changes, I’m talking simple things you can do right now to help you shed the first few pounds.  See, once you shed the first few pounds by making these simple changes, you will be motivated. You’ll be asking me for the next set of tips to help you continue your weight loss.

So here they are, simple things you can change, swap out, or eliminate to help you shed some quick lbs.  And yes, these really do make a BIG difference!

1. Instead of cream and sugar in your coffee use milk and sweet n’ low
2. Instead of white bread and regular semolina pasta–choose whole wheat (every super market offers a wide selection of whole wheat pastas, breads, english muffins, hamburger buns, etc)
3. Change white rice out for brown rice
4. If you drink regular soda, switch to diet, or cut your total day portion by 50% if you don’t want to switch to diet
5. Before you eat each meal, drink a full cup of water
6. Try turkey meat or bison (buffalo) meat instead of regular beef (a lot of diners and chain restuarants now offer turkey burgers or buffalo burgers.  Bison (buffalo) meat is practially a dead ringer for red meat)
7. Instead of regular chips, get the baked..Doritos, Potato Chips, etc..they all now come in a ‘baked’ version that have less fat

These are just a few to start out with.  If I didn’t touch on anything that relates to you, send me an email and we can work up some more simple changes that you can use to help you shed pounds effortlessly.

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