Did you know that by cutting just 100 calories a day, you could manage to lose a pound a month? This may not sound like much, but over the course of a year, that single pound could translate into 12. Follow these 10 tips to start subtracting calories from your meals and snacks—for real weight-loss results.

1. Lose the bread. It's probably happened to you a hundred times. You've just been seated at a restaurant, and your waitress brings out a basket of bread and butter. Don't eat it. Those one or two slices you devour before your meal add an extra 60 to 200 calories.

2. Opt for mustard. Swap the fat-laden mayonnaise on your sandwiches for mustard. While Kraft mayo packs 100 calories a tablespoon, the average serving of mustard has only three.

3. Ditch the oil. If you like tuna fish sandwiches, one of the simplest swaps you can make is to eat tuna packed in water instead of tuna packed in oil. The oil-packed variety contains 339 calories, while the water-packed kind has 191 calories.

4. Share your dessert. Split a piece of cheesecake with a friend. Eating half instead of a whole piece could save you up to 150 calories and 10 grams of fat (not to mention a few dollars).

5. Stop the pop. Soda is full of empty calories, and some studies show that even diet drinks are bad for you because they disrupt your body's ability to count calories. Drink water instead. Or for a refreshing twist, try seltzer with lemon or lime.

6. Go for the roast. Eating a serving of roasted chicken instead of fried chicken could save you almost 150 calories in one meal.

7. Exercise portion control. You don't even have to skip the fries altogether. Simply downsizing to a medium instead of a large at McDonalds will save you 188 calories.

8. Avoid the extras. When ordering a cup of morning joe at Starbucks, do you get whipped cream on top? Next time, say no, and you'll cut 100 calories before you even start your day.

9. Think thin. Eating two slices of thin crust pizza instead of thick pan pizza could save you about 160 calories. Skipping the pepperoni on those two pieces will eliminate another 80.

10. Make friends with fungi. When making stir-fry or shish kebabs, use a little less meat and a few more mushrooms. Substituting some portobello mushrooms for a couple ounces of beef will reduce your calorie intake by 100.

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