Healthy Weight Loss Sharing

Eating the right things is not just about avoiding high fat foods. Many foods will actually increase fat loss due to effects on things such as metabolism or appetite or even body’s fat burning abilities. So the following are my best weight loss tips for the best foods to eat to accelerate fat loss.

Nuts For Nuts – Most people believe that eating nuts will make you fat, but research shows otherwise. According to a review study published in the Journal of Nutrition (138:1741S-1745S, 2008), nuts are associated with a lower body mass index. In addition, when subjects add nuts to their diet, it did NOT cause weight gain. The researchers believe that nuts help fill you up (thanks to the fiber) and it’s possible that not all of the calories from nuts are absorbed into your body. And finally, some research even found that it was easier for people to stick to a diet when nuts were in their meal plan. Recent research has also shown that subjects lost more fat mass and had a greater reduction in their systolic blood pressure when they substituted almonds for complex carbohydrates in their diet.

Eggs for Breakfast – Recent research showed that women who ate two eggs instead of a bagel of the same number of calories, for breakfast, lost 65 percent more weight at the end of 8 weeks than the women who ate a bagel for breakfast. Previous research showed that those who ate eggs for breakfast felt fuller for longer than those who had a bagel and cheese meaning that they ate less during the rest of the day. Researcher Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar, an obesity expert, said:”The resulting decrease in energy consumption lasted for at least 24 hours after the egg breakfast.”

Eat More Mushrooms! – In another study, it was found that volunteers who had mushrooms rather than meat in four otherwise identical meals a week shed almost 13lbs (6kg) over five weeks, with one losing 1.5 stone (9.5kg). The study also found that one man and nine women, aged between 25 and 61, shed a total of 127lbs (57.6kg) over the course of the trial. In another recent trial, Margaret Hill, a 25-year-old mother-of-two from Dagenham in Essex, went from 13st 6lbs to 11st 1lb. “I was amazed by my weight loss – it’s the most I have ever managed to lose. I never thought I’d get my body back after I had my kids so I am over the moon. I look and feel fantastic,” the Telegraph quoted Hill, as saying. Sarah Schenker, the dietician who led that trial, said: “Mushrooms make a fantastic low-density meat substitute and can assist dieters without them having to radically change their eating patterns. Mushrooms are also great value for money.

Yes to Yogurt! – Researchers at the University of Tennessee, United States of America, found that obese adults, who ate three servings of fat-free yoghurt a day as part of a reduced calorie diet, lost 22 per cent more weight and 61 per cent more body fat than those who simply cut calories. Yoghurt eaters also lost 81 per cent more fat in the stomach area than non-yoghurt eaters. “Not only did yoghurt help the study participants lose more weight — the average weight loss was 14 pounds (6.8 kilos) — they were about twice as effective at maintaining lean muscle mass,” said lead researcher Michael Zemel. Yoghurt goes very well with meat based dishes, curries, chillis and casseroles. By adding yogurt to these often higher fat meals, you are reducing the overall fat density of the meal, meaning that by the time you are full, you will have consumed fewer calories.

Swap Fruit Juice for Milk (or Milk-Shake) – In a recent study, australian scientists found overweight people who downed about 2 1/2 cups of skim milk in the morning consumed 8.5 percent fewer calories at an all-you-can-eat lunch spread than people who drank the same amount of fruit juice. Both beverages had an equal number of calories, but the milk contained 25 grams of protein while the fruit juice had virtually no protein and 63 grams of sugar. Those may be big servings, but the principle remains: Protein helps you feel fuller throughout the morning.

Magic Beans! – Scientists found that people who consumed beans were 23 percent less likely to have large waists than those who said they never ate them. Legumes are top weight loss foods as they are a source of filling protein, without the fat calories of many meat protein foods, such as mince, bacon and lamb. They are also rich in belly filling fibre, keeping you fuller for longer and keeping those between meal cravings at bay.

Eat Your Apples! – Penn State researchers discovered that people who ate a large apple 15 minutes before lunch took in 187 fewer calories during lunch than those who didn’t snack beforehand. (The apples had around 128 calories.) They reported feeling fuller afterward, too. Apples are the best craving busters, when you are craving something sweet or just want to grab something , without having to prepare anything. Crunch down a couple of apples and there won’t be any room for such baddies as chocolate and crisps and you’ll find the craving has mercifully been banished.

These are my best weight loss tips for the best foods to include in your diet to speed up fat loss. If you follow only half of these tips, you won’t fail to notice a difference in the speed and amount of your weight loss and maybe for the first time, you may actually find that you are able to reach and maintain your weight loss goals with ease.

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