| A key to your overall health is to eat the kind of | | | | day will result is weight gain. |
| foods that will help you lose weight. And changing | | | | 4. Good Carbohydrates |
| your eating habits to include whole, natural foods | | | | We need carbohydrates in our diet. |
| that are rich in fiber and low in calories is the key | | | | Avoid the bad, refined carbohydrates like potato |
| to losing body fat. | | | | chips, white bread, donuts and others - as most |
| Foods That Help You Lose Weight - | | | | of the good nutrition has been stripped away. |
| 1. High Fiber Food. | | | | This is why refined carbohydrates are so |
| A diet high in fiber helps you to feel fuller | | | | damaging to weight loss plans |
| between meals - best of all high in nutrition, and | | | | The next time you eat carbohydrate - think |
| low in calorie. | | | | natural. |
| Fiber acts like a sponge in your bowel, and soaks | | | | Your carbohydrates should come from foods |
| up water around it and swells to a bulkier form | | | | such as, fresh organic fruit, vegetables, salads and |
| which helps to slow down the emptying of the | | | | healthy grains like; organic brown rice, buckwheat, |
| stomach. | | | | oats and rye bread. |
| That is where the feeling of fullness comes from. | | | | All of these foods are in their natural state as |
| Make the effort to eat 3 servings of fruit and 3-5 | | | | nature intended. |
| servings of vegetables per day. | | | | 5. Drink Water |
| 2. Lean Protein | | | | Research shows that snacking in particular is |
| Great for the muscle tissues - and the amino | | | | often the result of mistaking thirst for hunger. |
| acids found in protein are more difficult for the | | | | Drinking plenty of water during the day will control |
| body to metabolize than either fat or | | | | hunger - best yet, has no calories! |
| carbohydrates. | | | | So forget the soda drinks and eliminate all kinds |
| In other words, the body requires more energy | | | | of liquid calories from your diet. |
| to burn protein than other nutrients. | | | | 6. Have Snacks |
| The body also doesn't store protein as efficiently | | | | The next time you snack, do it on healthy foods. |
| as it does carbohydrates or fat - and in turn | | | | Instead of turning to a bag of chips or cookies, |
| requires more oxygen and increases the feeling of | | | | reach for a piece of fruit instead. Nuts or seeds |
| fullness and satisfaction after eating. | | | | would be an even better choice with high protein, |
| 3. Low Fat Foods | | | | high fiber, and healthy fat. Snacking also increases |
| Much better than the bad kinds of fat like the | | | | your metabolic rate, burning 10 per cent more |
| 'trans fat' | | | | kilojoules. |
| Our body needs fat to function, hence make the | | | | Magic Diets don't exist. |
| choice to cook low fat foods. | | | | Simply eating the foods will not help you lose |
| But on one condition, you can't eat more than | | | | weight -- but makes it easier to lose your body |
| you normally would. No matter how good the | | | | fat. |
| calories are, eating too many calories during the | | | | |