Consumption of certain foods can actually help in healthy weight loss. In fact, all obesity and many diseases are really linked to bad food choices over a long period of time. It is never too late to make a change especially when it comes to matters relating to one's health and fitness. This article talks about how to choose the right foods for your healthy weight loss goals.
The easiest way to decide if a certain type of food is good for you is to look at its nutrient to calorie ratio. You don't have to have a perfect answer, even an estimate will do. So on one hand you have natural and fiber rich foods like oats, bran, fresh fruits and vegetables and on the other hand take processed foods like white bread, chips, heat and eat dinners. If you were to compare the nutrients delivered by each compared to the calories they pack in per serving, you will be amazed to realize that the first group has almost 10 times as much nutrients per calorie than the second group. Now you don't really need to calculate this ratio every time you reach for something; we all know which foods are good or bad for us. It is more a question of putting into practice what we know rather than learning about what healthy weight loss foods are.
If you have a hard time resisting the urge to snack on something which is empty in calories and hate good foods, here is a three point guide to help you stay on track in your healthy weight loss efforts.
1. Identify at least 2-3 fruits and vegetables that you like to eat. It is better to try and choose something that is easily available where you live and will be able to replenish easily. Make sure you start every meal with one of these. It could be an apple that you munch or an assorted salad that you eat without a dressing. Just eat it BEFORE the main meal. You will find that you eat up to 25% less of your regular lunch or dinner saving you many calories per meal.
2. Drink water every 2-3 hours. There is no fixed amount that you need to drink - just pour yourself as much as you can drink at one go. You can add a squeeze of lime or some mint leaves to make it tastier. You will automatically find yourself feeling fuller for longer with a reduced tendency to snack.
3. Eat something within 2 hours of waking up. This can be really tough on people who cannot manage to eat anything at all in the morning rush hours but is really quite important. Reason being that the body fasts all night and wakes up to a really reduced metabolic rate. The smallest of snacks, even a fruit helps rev up the metabolism without which it slums further leading to a near starvation situation at the next meal opportunity.
It is also a great idea to stock your home with small servings of low calorie snacks which you can reach for when hungry. The key to healthy weight loss lies in the correct intake and optimal expenditure of calories.
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