Food equals calories, thus the only ways to lose weight are to either eat less, exercise more to burn off calories through movement, or do both. Food that the body does not use as fuel gets stored as fat.
Making healthier dietary choices is an important part of reducing weight
Here is how:
- Avoid non-nutritious foods like sugar, honey, syrup, and sweets.
- Pastries, donuts, cakes, and cookies
- Soft drinks, sweetened juices, and alcoholic drinks
Reduce high-fat intake by :
- eating poultry,fish, or lean red meat.
- Using low-fat cooking methods including baking, broiling, steaming, grilling, and boiling.
- Use low-fat or non-fat dairy products.
- Use vinaigrette, herbs, lemon, or fat-free salad dressings.
- Avoid eating fatty meats like bacon, sausage, franks, ribs, and luncheon meats.
- Avoid high-fat snacks such as nuts, chips, and chocolate.
- Avoiding fried food.
- Use less butter, margarine, oil, and mayonnaise.
- Avoid high-fat gravies, cream sauces, and cream-based soups.
Consume a diverse diet, including:
- raw, steamed, and baked fruits and vegetables.
- Whole grains, bread, cereal, rice, and pasta.
- dairy products, such as low-fat or non-fat milk or yogurt, low-fat cottage cheese, and low-fat cheese.
- Protein-rich foods such as chicken, turkey, fish, lean meat, and legumes or beans.
Change your eating habits by:
- eating three balanced meals daily to manage hunger.
- Observe portion proportions and consume small quantities of a variety of foods.
- Select low-calorie snacks.
- Eat only when you are hungry, and quit when you are full.
- Eat carefully and do not undertake other chores while eating.
- Find other things to divert you from food, such as exercise, pursuing a hobby, or participating in the community.
- Incorporate regular exercise into your everyday regimen.
- Find a support group, if necessary, for emotional support in your weight loss attempt.
