Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Repair Your Food Plan for Fast Weight Loss

By Frances Norah Smith

Most of the diet programs provide you restrictive meal plans that are too dull to begin with. But more importantly, these diets have certain limitations in their meals which, if not fixed, will give you exactly the opposite of what you want to achieve! In this article I will tell you about three such food repairs. These repairs won't conflict with the usual flow of your diet program; if anything, they should make your life easier!

1. Eat raw fruits and vegetables: When it comes to weight loss, we are faced with a dilemma: on one hand we are told that in order to lose weight, we need to reduce our food intake drastically, but on the other hand, we cannot keep up with hunger. This conflict will hinder you from achieving your objectives.

Eating raw fruits and vegetables will resolve both problems: you can eat as many raw vegetables and fruits as you want, while still keeping your calorie intake at a low level. Also, raw fruits and vegetables keep you full for a longer time since they are rich in fiber; this way, you will also eliminate hunger. This is like killing two birds with one stone!

2. Control your portion: The first baby step you need to take is to deal with and manage your portions. Of course, to do that, you don't need to keep scales with you for the purpose of weighing foods. Measuring food portion sizes won't be a problem at home because you are free to decide how much of what you want to eat.

However, in most restaurants, you will be served large portion sizes which you just don't need! No doubt that often you end up overeating and increasing your waistline. To resolve this, only eat as much as is required to fill your stomach. No more, and no less. Calorie counting is another method you can use to regulate your food intake, but it is a bit monotonous for many.

3. Eat smaller portions frequently: Most people are unaware that they call it a day after having just two meals; some people do it for time constraints, while others deliberately skip meals in the hope of losing weight. You may or may not believe it, but in order to lose weight successfully, you need to eat more.

No, I don't mean to propose you to increase your overall food intake. Just break down your two large meals into several smaller meals, and eat each small meal every two or three hours. Frequent eating will not only keep your blood sugar levels well balanced, but also keep you energetic throughout the day! Also, frequent eating will increase your metabolic rate, which in turn will accelerate the weight loss process!

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