A hundred calories a day may not seem like much, but when the calendar turns, we’re talking more than 3,000 calories a month – and that is enough to reduce the pressure you’re putting on the scale. It’s not even as life-changing as you might think, either.

Many diet experts recommend this approach to losing weight, simply because there’re probably more than 100 ways to cut 100 calories or more from your diet without depriving yourself.

One reason many diets fail before they even have a chance to show us what the can do for us is that they deprive us of the food we enjoy. Chances are you won’t even notice that you’re missing 100 calories from your total daily calorie intake, but I bet you’ll soon start seeing that you’re losing weight.

Here’re some tricks to help you shave off 100 calories or more from your diet:

Simple Syrup Pancakes and French toast are breakfast favorites, but the calorie count can climb depending on the toppings.

Two ounces of Aunt Jemima’s Original Syrup has 210 calories and 32 grams of sugar. However, the same size of Aunt Jemima Lite has 110 less calories and 25 grams of sugar.

No Cheese, Please Hold the cheese on your next sandwich or salad. The average 1-ounce slice of American cheese has 105 calories, including 8.8 grams of fat, while a normal slice of cheddar has 113 calories.

One cup of shredded mozzarella (4 ounces) on your salad adds 336 calories and 25 grams of fat to your diet. [source: Your Health]