Diet Tip #11: Drink Yourself Full

•Have diet soda—within reason. Various studies (on rats) suggest that artificially sweetened drinks can make you crave more sweets. Just in case the effect is the same in humans, limit yourself to one diet soda a day, the pros say.

•Start drinking green tea (hot or iced)—as long as it's good quality and not just green-tinged sugar water. Studies have shown that beyond all its antioxidant goodness, green tea can also increase your resting metabolism by 4 or 5 percent. Try the portable Pure Inventions green tea drops or Celestial Seasonings Peach Delight Green Tea Zingers To Go powder packets.

• Or try oolong tea.Women who drank oolong upped their resting metabolism by 10 percent, according to one small Japanese study. Try Harney & Sons Pomegranate Oolong Tea.

• Make water more exciting.Mix seltzer with a splash of juice such as cranberry, pomegranate, orange, grapefruit, or pineapple. Just be sure to stop at a splash—most juice is sugary and highly caloric.

(courtesy of allure.com)