| | | | | crackers or whole grain bread to keep you energetic |
| If you want to lose weight fast, you need to change | | | | and to lose weight fast. If you do not like meat or dairy, |
| your food choices. You can still eat but you have to | | | | there are also several other sources of protein, such |
| choose your food carefully. Here are some ideas to | | | | as beans, legumes and nuts. |
| help you: | | | | 4. Increase your vegetables intake. |
| 1. Include more fruits in your diet. | | | | Vegetables are packed with nutrients and fiber but low |
| Fruits such as watermelons, papayas or tomatoes | | | | in calories. So it would be wise to go crazy over them. |
| contain up to 90% of water. When you eat fruits, you | | | | Always try to include a salad in you diet at every meal |
| are taking in a lot of fiber. Fiber is needed by the body | | | | and be creative in mixing the different varieties and |
| and it helps you avoid constipation. Besides that, they | | | | colors to make it appetizing and delicious. Choose at |
| are an excellent source of vitamins. You will feel full by | | | | least 3 colours from the basic group which consists of |
| having them as desserts or snacks. Always eat fresh | | | | white, green, yellow/orange, red, and purple vegetables. |
| fruits to benefit from its vitamins. Processed and | | | | Always go easy on the dressing. Use spray dressings |
| canned fruits do not have as much fiber as fresh fruits. | | | | which are excellent for cutting down calories. You can |
| The canning process will destroy most of the Vitamin | | | | also add in a few nuts or some beans such as kidney |
| C. The fruits would be sweetened most of the time so | | | | beans or even chick peas to make it more filling. Try |
| that it will taste better. | | | | adding some fresh herbs too such as basil, parsley, |
| 2. Choose fresh fruits instead of fruit juice from the | | | | mint etc for a more interesting flavor. |
| box. | | | | 5. Set your meal times and follow it. |
| It may be more convenient to drink fruit juices but they | | | | Follow your meal time closely and the maximum you |
| are normally added with syrup, artificial flavoring and | | | | can stretch it would be around half an hour. This is to |
| coloring. If you really must take juice, try to juice it | | | | regulate your eating pattern so that you will not suffer |
| yourself using a juicer to avoid all the harmful | | | | a loss of appetite or feel very hungry and then |
| chemicals in boxed juices. Do not add sugar in it but | | | | overeat in the following meal. When you are hungry, |
| combine various fruits to make your freshly squeezed | | | | you metabolism will slow down to preserve energy. In |
| juice. Always try with different varieties of fruits or | | | | the end, your body will burn less calories. So it is not a |
| include vegetables too if you want to make it more | | | | good idea to skip any meals at all. |
| healthy. Drink as soon as possible to get the most | | | | Do not snack in between meals with junk food or |
| benefit from the vitamins. | | | | sweet things like cakes, cookies, donuts, chocolates, |
| 3. Choose food that will keep you full longer. | | | | ice cream or fried food such as french fries etc. Most |
| Protein naturally contains fewer calories per ounce | | | | of time, they contain a lot of fat and calories. If you |
| than fat. Eggs, lean meats, skinless poultry, and | | | | really must snack, choose healthy alternatives like |
| reduced-fat dairy products are some examples you | | | | vegetables, fruits, nuts, natural yogurt, boiled eggs, string |
| should keep in mind. Whole grains contains protein, | | | | cheese or even turkey slices to give you an energy |
| therefore, you can combine an animal or dairy protein | | | | boost and to help you to lose weight fast. |
| with a complex carbohydrate such as whole wheat | | | | |