Thursday, July 19, 2007

A Fat Loss Diet That Doesn't Leave You Hungry

Most weight-loss seekers look with furrowed brows at the
word "diet". We all know that our diet has to change, but
just how that change will, or should, work is frequently
misunderstood. Instead of eating foods that make us feel
something like an enlarged rabbit, and being hungry all the
time, a healthy fat loss diet actually incorporates all
types of foods, and we really don't have to eat as little
as it sounds like. Take a look at 3 diet considerations,
and you might just feel different about diets in general.

1.) Water: Where It's At

Most people, regardless of weight or weight goals, don't
drink enough water. But drinking as much water as the human
body actually asks for, between 8-10 eight-ounce glasses,
can be a significant aid in weight loss, for several
reasons. First, if we drink enough, our bodies don't retain
"water fat" - stores of emergency water rations. Since most
of us spend the day in access to plentiful water supply,
there's no reason to retain the several pounds of water
stores, and we can shed these pounds by drinking those 8-10
glasses.

Second, our kidneys should process water, but they can't do
so very well without enough. Our liver does it instead, but
the liver should be converting fat into energy. Drink more
water to give the water burden to the kidneys and let our
livers burn fat. Last, we naturally suppress our appetite
with water - our brain sees no difference between thirst
and hunger. So instead of opening the fridge, turn on the
tap for your fat loss diet.

2.) Ditch Processed Foods

In the name of convenience, we seem to sacrifice a lot.
Processed foods, with long shelf lives and often requiring
little preparation, are certainly easy, but at the
sacrifice of health. They're pretty easy to spot, or at
least the ingredient lists are, taking up about half the
package. But when all this processing occurs, much
nutritional value is lost, and it takes more food to fill
us up - more calories.

Moreover, processed foods are filled with chemicals and
unneeded fats, unhealthy for your body and weight. Try
eating unprocessed foods - fresh fruits, whole grain
breads, vegetables. All in all, unprocessed foods are
financially equivalent, fill you up more (so you eat less,
without the hunger), and help you slim down healthily.
Pretty good...

3.) Revamp Your Eating Patterns

Actually, this doesn't mean eat less. Eat more. Just try
this: More meals throughout the day, smaller portions.
Instead of eating three meals a day, try five or six. This
way, you don't feel the need to eat a lot, because once you
get hungry, eat a little more. It's also really easy to
balance the types of foods you eat.

Try some grain and dairy for breakfast, have a snack of
fruit around mid-morning, some protein around noonish, and
so on. And the best part? Most dieticians recommend eating
this way for all forms of healthy living, even if you're
not involved in a fat loss diet.

So diet's aren't necessarily quite what we thought they
were. It's not so much eating less as it is eating
differently, and smarter. So instead of starving yourself,
eat more balanced, more frequent meals, with less processed
foods, and drink water. Sounds like a fat loss diet we all
can get used to.


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