Is there a
way to ensure your weight loss is eternal? Eat less and feel
more satisfaction sounds like the weight loss hype of today’s
fad diets. Despite the contradiction of consuming less calories
and losing more weight, it is really possible to feel satiety
and keep the weight-off.
In order to lose weight and maintain a healthy target weight,
it is critical to adhere to and to make a specific weight management
plan part of one’s lifestyle. With the consumption of fewer
calories, keeping weight off for the long haul is more achievable.
As a result, it represents certain food restrictions. Specifically,
it does not authorize starvation or unusual dietary requirements
(in example: no carbohydrates).
There are ways to select foods that offer
fewer calories but appear larger in serving or portion size.
More importantly, in the realm of weight loss it is important
to consume a fewer number of calories. Despite the portion size
of a meal, all foods have a specific volume of calories within
a specified weight or amount of food.
For example, foods such as pastries,
processed foods, cookies, candies and cakes, contain high quantities
of energy density. In other words, a small volume of food contains
significant number of calories.
For instance, half a cup of mixed nuts
(cashews, peanuts, walnuts pecans and almonds) contains more
than 400 calories; while half a cup of carrots contains less
than 60 calories. On the contrary, not all vegetables and fruits
possess low percentages of energy density.
A myriad of vegetables and fruits contain higher volumes of
water but are lower in caloric value. For instance, a grapefruit
is over 85 percent water, with barely 40 calories a half-fruit
serving while a glass of grapefruit juice is more than 70 calories.
Innumerous fruits, vegetables and whole
grains are fiber rich foods. Since the volume of their fiber
represents bulk, they take longer to digest. Consequently, they
make the body feel satisfied; longer.
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