If you want to shed the pounds off and lose weight, what you eat
and how you eat can have an impact on your weight loss goals. Eating the
right kinds of food and at regular intervals of time will ensure that
your body is given the proper nutrients and will not crave for food.
Usually when you're hungry, you will tend to eat whatever you can and
this is not good. By having a proper schedule for your meals everyday
and the right types of food in your diet, you will no longer need to
crave for food during the day.
If you're losing weight, you should
stop food craving. Usually when you're in this state, you will eat
quite a huge amount in a single sitting and this will just have a
negative impact on your weight loss objective as this will result in a
lower metabolism meaning your body will be more inclined to store fat
rather than burn it. Excess fat means excess weight. Usually when you
eat too much food in a single sitting, you will consume lots of calories
and chances are great that there will be extra calories in your body
and the calorie excess will be stored as fat.
This is where comes
the concept of eating the right kinds of food at regular intervals in
small quantities just like a body builder's diet which can apply for the
weight loss individual as well. By eating every 2-3 hours in small
quantities, your metabolism will become more active increasing the fat
burning process and not the fat storing process. But the types of food
you eat is important too. By including more protein and vegetables and
limited carbohydrates in your diet, your weight loss goal will become
successful with time.
You might be surprised if I tell you that
you can eat 4-6 meals a day but still lose weight. That's definitely
possible. Don't just look at the quantity of the meals you're taking per
day. Those meals are in small quantities and contain foods which are
very low in fat. There is emphasis on fat because fats contain more
calories than protein and carbohydrates. This is why eating too many
fats will increase calorie and fat storage. Your diet should be very low
in fats mostly saturated fats. Healthy fats like olive oil and omega-3
fish oil which are found in oily fish like salmon, trout, sardine and
herring for example are good for your body and can be included in your
diet.
Vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, green beans are some of the
recommended veggies and for the fruits, you have orange, kiwi, peach,
apple among others. And lean protein such as skinless chicken breast or
turkey breast, white fish fillet, salmon fillet are recommended. Complex
carbohydrates such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams can be added to
your diet. Also drink lots of water daily because water can reduce
hunger and as a result, food craving.
By eating at regular
intervals and the proper kinds of food, your body will get the required
amount of vital nutrients everyday and you won't be hungry since you're
eating every 2-3 hours. If you were following the normal 3 big meals a
day, you will tend to snack on everything in between meaning eating junk
food as well. If you eat at noon, you won't be able to wait till dinner
to eat again say at 7 pm. Chances are you will snack in between.
If
you've been able to wait, you will become very hungry at dinner time and
you will eat quite a lot and this isn't good notably during dinner
since you're less active. For dinner, it's best to eat less focusing
more on protein and vegetables and limit your carbohydrates intake since
you don't need much energy at night. Eating 4-6 meals rich in protein,
vegetables and limited carbohydrates will ensure your body's metabolism
remaining active and food craving very low and as a result, your weight
loss will speed up coupled with exercising which should be done as well.
