If you really have trouble giving up your favorite high fat cheese, try this.  Turn it into a low fat version.  Just zap it in the microwave for a minute or two.  Pull it out and drain off the oil.  It will significantly reduce the fat content of the cheese.  This will work well for cheese sandwiches, toppings and other recipes that call for your favorite cheese.

Scientists have discovered that water mixed with fructose suppresses the appetite better than glucose with water or even diet drinks.  Fructose is the kind of sugar found in fruits.  Drink a glass of fructose rich orange juice a half hour to an hour before a meal.  You will eat fewer calories during the next meal and still feel comfortably full.

Don’t think that just because we are discussing “fat free” regimens that you must cut beef completely out of your diet.  Too much of this “good thing” won’t do you any favors.  However, you can have your steak and eat it too, provided it’s a cut that is relatively low in fat and cholesterol and you do not add fat in the cooking and serving process.

When shopping for beef, select grade eye of the round is considered by some to be just that.  A 3 ½ ounce serving has approximately four grams of fat, less than half of the amount in a 1 ounce serving of cheddar cheese.  It also contains 69 milligrams of cholesterol, among 5the lowest for meats, and it is a good soruce of zinc, iron and other nutrients. 

Tip round, bottom round and top sirloin are also relatively lean and high in these nutrients.
Turkey breast and chicken breast are prizes as soon as you remove the skin.  Turkey has less than 1 gram of fat and 83 milligrams of cholesterol.  Chicken has 3.6 grams of fat and 85 milligrams of cholesterol.
Pork tenderloin is the top choice for the “other white meat,” while leg shank is the leanest choice among lamb cuts.

Cinnamon has blood-thinning properties that can help lower cholesterol levels, says Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc, director of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque,New Mexico.   He suggests this tea:  Mix 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon of trikatu (a lend of ginger and two kinds of peppers) directly into a cup of hot water, then stir and steep for five minutes.
Add a teaspoon of honey once the tea has cooled.  Dr. Lad says to drink this beverage twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening.  Trikatu is available from Ayurvedic practioners and in some health food stores.