Healthy diet
plan
No secrets--just a low
calorie, low fat, high fiber diet.
There's no magic formula for losing weight. No magic diet or combination of foods will cause you to lose weight.
There are lots of different approaches--low fat diet, low carb diet, low calorie diet,
low cholesterol diet, high fiber diet. But when it comes down to it,
the only way to lose weight is to eat less calories than you burn. Your body metabolism (the rate your body burns calories) and your
low calorie eating habits are the two most important elements to losing weight.
You can increase your metabolism through regular aerobic exercise. Eating
a low calorie diet will cause your body to burn fat and/or muscle. Ideally you want to burn fat. Eating about 500 calories less per day will make your body burn more fat. If you
lower calories too much, your body will starve and burn more muscle than fat. Your appetite will increase to make up for the days the body was starving. That's when you're vulnerable to overeating or bingeing which is why crash diets never work.
Don't believe the phony advertisements that advocate fast weight loss. No pill or diet shake
or anti-carb diet will cause you to lose weight permanently. The only way to lose weight and keep it off is to eat
a low fat diet, a low calorie diet, and exercise moderately. This
will give you a healthy diet plan.
The following are some simple suggestions you can use to help you lose weight:
Eat one third to one half less portion of food each meal
Eat a high fiber diet with more fruits and vegetables and less fried foods
Avoid impulsive snacking which can put extra fat on the body over time
If you're a milk drinker, switch to 1% fat milk
Go low fat and eat more baked fish and chicken. Remove the skin from chicken
Eat extra lean ground beef (5% fat)
Avoid cream sauces which are loaded with calories
Use light mayonnaise and low fat dressing on sandwiches and salads
Plan the foods to buy at the grocery store based on a low calorie, low fat,
high fiber diet and write them down on a shopping list. Buy only the foods on the list.
Never grocery shop when you're hungry
Learn to read labels on food packages. There you will find calories, fat, fiber and other valuable nutritional information.
Reduce consumption of juices which are high in calories. Drink 8 cups of water instead of juice per day.
Incorporate walking or jogging regularly (minimum 3 days a week) to increase your metabolism
as part of your diet plan.
Avoid the daily burger and fries for lunch
Use a calorie counter book and keep track of your meals. Write daily record of calories and fat
consumed.
Get a low fat diet recipe book to help plan your meals.
Read and educate yourself on low fat, low calorie, high fiber eating habits.
By implementing these techniques into your daily life you
will consistently create a solid, healthy diet plan.
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