Weight Loss - Lose Weight With A Diet You Won't Quit - Carbs Protein Fat Calories Who Cares
Posted: Monday, July 20, 2009
by Kacycarr
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Have you ever given thought to why people give up on their diet? People tend to blame everything else for their failing, or make excuses that just don't add up for giving up on dieting. Most common excuse given by the dieter for not following their diet they have embarked on is, it doesn't work, "wrong" all sensible diets which include cutting out bad foods and replacing them with healthy eats, and other like the time you eat your meals and size of portions - do work.
People think they have to follow every golden rule religiously and cut out the things they like to eat like cream cakes, biscuits and chocolate, well you don't. Of course there will be limitations on the amount consumed, but what the hell you can't have the best of both worlds. Now you can stay fat and get fatter eating cake and chocolate, or you can slim down while eating cake and chocolate…the balls in your court.
Most diets today prove to stressful and challenging for people looking to lose weight. People feel pressurized into eating, or not eating foods they may, or may not like on recommendation from others. How can these people who suggest different eating habits for you possibly know what tickles you're fancy? You can change this and follow a weight loss plan of your own. All you need to know is of the good foods that will help you shed the pounds, and eat them.
Let's call your personal weight loss plan the "happy diet" because you will evidently be happy with it.
First you need to find out the right amount of carbohydrate protein and fat that is ideal for your daily intake, then draw up a list of "all" the foods acceptable in your program. The longer the list the more choice you have to choose from. Narrow the list down ticking off your favorite foods. These foods you will be eating in meals picked and prepared by you, and no one else. You can learn a lot from devising your own diet plan in regards to your health. Any diet that consists of food the dieter likes to eat will work.
The amount of fat and carbs you should eat
Before starting your diet bear in mind that everybody is original so your percentages may differ from others, also the person who exercises heavily will have greater requirements.
Pick wholegrain complex carbohydrates and combine them with an equal serving of protein. Ample amount of protein at every sitting need only be the size of your palm, but fill the plate with plenty of vegetables. Add a small amount of fat to your dinners to increase nutrient absorption and augment flavor, but choose healthy fats, avocado, nuts, seeds, flaxseed or hempseed oil.
Good sources of carbohydrates-whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans-are beneficial because they provide the body with essential vitamins, minerals, fiber, and vital phytonutrients. For someone looking to lose weight these are valuable sources, however you need to be wary of them easily digested carbohydrates gotten from white bread, white rice, pastries, sugared sodas, and certain processed foods because they can bang weight on.
The suggested amount of daily calorie intake will differ depending on age groups. For the average grown up this is about 2,000 per day (female) and 2,500 per day (male.) Because you're trying to lose weight you can begin by eating 500 less calories per day. This should help, but only if your diet is a healthy well-balanced one and that you practice some form of exercise at the same time.
Have you ever heard "Eat more to weigh less?" It's true; if the right foods are eaten they can rev up your calorie burn and stem cravings.
I have found food items you can choose from and add to your diet list
Good Sources of Protein
- Skinless Chicken
- skinless Turkey
- Lean beef
- Lean pork
- Lean lamb
- Lean cuts of veal
- Egg whites
- Tuna fish
- Salmon
- Shrimp
- Lobster
- Flounder
- Sardines
- Snapper
- Swordfish
- Trout
- Crab
- Clams
- Scallops
- Milk (2% or skim)
- Cottage cheese (low fat/non fat)
- Yogurt (low fat/non fat)
- Tofu
- Black beans
- Garbanzo beans (aka chick peas)
- Kidney beans
- Lentils
- Lima beans
- Pinto beans
- Miso
- Soybeans
- Peanuts
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Hazelnuts
- Pecans
- Pistachio nuts
- Natural peanut butter
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sunflower seeds
- Protein powder, shakes and bars
- Brown Rice
- 100% whole wheat bread
- 100% whole wheat bagels
- 100% whole wheat pita bread
- Whole wheat/whole grain pasta
- Sweet potatoes
- Yams
- Oatmeal
- Buckwheat
- Bulgur
- Bran cereals
- Garbanzo beans (aka chick peas)
- Kidney beans
- Black beans
- Lentils
- Pinto beans
- Lima Beans
Once again we come back to fish for you fish lovers along with other fat sources
- Salmon
- Mackerel
- Herring
- Anchovies
- Sardines
- Scallops
- Halibut
- Fish oil supplements
- Peanuts
- Almonds
- Walnuts
- Cashews
Olive oil (extra-virgin)
Flax seeds
Flax seed oil
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Eating good tasty foods combined with exercise will have you see the weight drop off quicker. There is no need to join a gym if this worries you. Just like your "own" specially devised weight loss program you can also put in order an exercise routine to do at home. See your GP before exerting yourself or putting anything new into your mouth in your quest to lose weight. Not all foods and the amount suggested for consumption are as healthy as made out to be by some diet companies, so be wary.
In home exercises to help you lose weight
Spring clean the house and dance while you do it.
Walk up and down the stairs more than you would normally. Make stair walking more exciting and make up a step sequence. For instance: 1 step 222 step. If you live in a block of high rise flats then better still.
Teach yourself how to do the salsa at home.
Do a little digging in the garden to work up a sweat
Clean the windows twice a week
Purchase a keep fit DVD and follow the exercises at home
Join in with the kiddies games (Rounder's or pillow fighting.)
A lot of diets on the market will tell you to cut out certain foods, and more times than not these specific foods are always the ones you like therefore a great excuse to give up. In your own diet this won't happen, however, it makes sense to add to your diet list "discipline" in regards to how much of what you eat of the foods you like to achieve weight loss.
Lose Weight - Its safe, it works, and what’s more you can eat with this fat loss plan
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