| It depends what you are eating more of. If | | | | eating for the rest of the day if a person |
| you are eating more fresh vegetables and less | | | | wanted to not go over their calorie limit for |
| chocolate brownies and nachos, then yes; you | | | | the day. |
| certainly can eat more and weigh less. | | | | |
| | | | On the other hand, a person could have a |
| You may have seen article titles such as | | | | whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and |
| "Have More Food and Lose Weight," or Eat More | | | | reduced calorie yogurt for breakfast; an |
| and Weigh Less" and thought, "Yeah, sure." | | | | apple for a mid-morning snack; a lunch of |
| I've thought that because I never thought I | | | | salad greens with vinaigrette and a non cream |
| could eat more and lose weight. But that's | | | | based soup; some air-popped popcorn for a |
| because I always thought in terms of calories | | | | mid-afternoon snack; a supper of broiled |
| rather than in terms of volume of food. | | | | fish; steamed veggies, and a small baked |
| | | | potato; and still have an evening snack of |
| A diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables | | | | frozen yogurt without going over 1,500-1,800 |
| along with whole grains, lean protein (think | | | | calories. And if you are hungry at any time |
| seafood, poultry, beef, and pork that is not | | | | during the day, crunchy raw veggies are |
| processed), and low fat dairy will allow you | | | | filling without being fattening. |
| eat much larger amounts of food the calories | | | | |
| than a diet that's primarily fast food or | | | | I'm not trying to oversimplify things; but |
| processed foods. For example, a super sized | | | | the idea of eating more and weighing less is |
| fast food meal can easily take up nearly your | | | | to eat more naturally low calorie foods and |
| entire daily allotment of calories. I'm not | | | | to eat much less of the high calorie foods. |
| trying to pick on McDonalds, but my favorite | | | | And I'm putting the emphasis on naturally low |
| meal there is a Big Mac, large French fries, | | | | calorie foods because processed diet foods |
| and a large Coke. That meal is over 1,400 | | | | that are low in calories aren't necessarily |
| calories. Most people who are dieting and | | | | nutritious or filling. Incorporating lots of |
| trying to lose weight don't eat more than | | | | fruits and vegetables in your diet is not |
| 1,500 to 1,800 calories a day so that meal at | | | | only helpful for weight loss efforts but also |
| McDonalds would mean some pretty skimpy | | | | healthy and good for a person's body. |