Losing weight is difficult, but it is critical for your health. If you are overweight, you have taken the first step toward a healthier life by identifying that you need to lose weight. Certain foods can help you reach your goals by satisfying your hunger for fewer calories than your usual choices, as well as preventing hunger so you end up eating less food overall. Whole grains are packed with fiber, which fills you up and gives you lasting energy. Mayo Clinic reports that high-fiber foods, like whole grains, take longer to digest so you can stave off hunger, reduce your caloric intake and shed excess weight. There is also evidence if you eat whole grain foods you will burn 4% more calories every minute of every day. The effect is double you will feel fuller so you eat less and your body has to break down the food so it works harder and burns more calories in doing so, a win - win situation.
Small Steps To Loosing Weight
Step 1
Replace your usual grain foods with whole-grain alternatives. Opt for a whole-grain breakfast cereal or make your lunch sandwich on whole grain bread. Substitute white pasta for whole grain versions. You will find that you end up eating less food because the fiber in these whole-grain foods fills you up faster so you take in fewer calories. Include whole grains in each of your meals.
Step 2
I find not having sweet temptations around with easy access is key for me. When I make cookies or any treats I freeze them that way I have to think twice before eating them. When I must have an afternoon treat I set out my treat at lunch so it will thaw that way I don't feel deprived, dieting is a mind set. Keeping control of the number of treats is very helpful for my will power. A simple sweet treat that satisfies is chocolate covered prunes. Use regular or the flavored variety prunes and melt chocolate bark or a mixture of chocolate chips and bark and then toss the prunes into the melted chocolate. Lay on a cookie sheet to set up. Just one after dinner gives you a nice sweet treat that tells your body your done eating.
Step 3
When you eat is very important. Always have breakfast and make it your largest meal. Eat a large lunch and your evening meal the smallest meal of the day. This does take some getting use to but it's a simple change that has big payoffs. We eat nothing after dinner which is 3 hours before going to bed. This gives your body time to burn the calories, before you lay down for the evening. This is also very helpful if you suffer from acid reflux like I do.
If you follow these 3 easy steps you will find you are not as hungry and the pounds will start coming off, of course exercise helps but start with simple steps so you don't get to over whelmed.
Small Steps To Loosing Weight
Step 1
Replace your usual grain foods with whole-grain alternatives. Opt for a whole-grain breakfast cereal or make your lunch sandwich on whole grain bread. Substitute white pasta for whole grain versions. You will find that you end up eating less food because the fiber in these whole-grain foods fills you up faster so you take in fewer calories. Include whole grains in each of your meals.
Step 2
I find not having sweet temptations around with easy access is key for me. When I make cookies or any treats I freeze them that way I have to think twice before eating them. When I must have an afternoon treat I set out my treat at lunch so it will thaw that way I don't feel deprived, dieting is a mind set. Keeping control of the number of treats is very helpful for my will power. A simple sweet treat that satisfies is chocolate covered prunes. Use regular or the flavored variety prunes and melt chocolate bark or a mixture of chocolate chips and bark and then toss the prunes into the melted chocolate. Lay on a cookie sheet to set up. Just one after dinner gives you a nice sweet treat that tells your body your done eating.
Step 3
When you eat is very important. Always have breakfast and make it your largest meal. Eat a large lunch and your evening meal the smallest meal of the day. This does take some getting use to but it's a simple change that has big payoffs. We eat nothing after dinner which is 3 hours before going to bed. This gives your body time to burn the calories, before you lay down for the evening. This is also very helpful if you suffer from acid reflux like I do.
If you follow these 3 easy steps you will find you are not as hungry and the pounds will start coming off, of course exercise helps but start with simple steps so you don't get to over whelmed.
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