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"I can't resist ordering pad Thai on Friday nights when I'm not going out and too lazy to cook. It doesn't do wonders for my diet. But I discovered a genius new trick to avoid pigging out: Divvy up the takeout in half and shove the rest in the freezer, right away, to avoid temptation. [*Allure's Cheater's Diet, online here*](http://www.allure.com/tips/cheaters_diet) and in our [May issue](http://www.allure.com/magazine/issue/TOC_May), has other great tips\u2014these are the ones I'm swearing by.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  - Avoid snacking when you get home from work by distracting yourself for at least 15 minutes. As if you needed an excuse to hop on Facebook.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  - Instead of guzzling several high-cal drinks when you're out for a cocktail, order one strong drink with hardly any mixer that you'll nurse all night long. (Like a tequila with a splash of orange juice. That has about 100 calories, versus a few frozen margs at about 250 calories a pop).\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  - Eat before you overeat. If you've been banking calories all day long, saving up for dinner out, you could go gangbusters. Have a snack (try to keep it under 200 calories) like string cheese, a non-fat yogurt, or a soup, and you'll eat less at dinner.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  - Sleep enough. Getting fewer than seven hours of sleep over several nights causes your cortisol, a stress and appetite-inducing hormone, to jump. Cut caffeine after 2:30, and avoid booze within three hours of bedtime."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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