How Can I Lose Weight, Part 2
This is Part 2 of the article How Can I Lose Weight. Avoid fad diets if you need to better your health and fitness.
In part 2 you will be learning how to have a new life of lean muscle and healthy weight through behavioral change that will replace the lifestyle you are presently living.
A Fast Way to Lose Weight is the beginning to reaching your goal weight that you set for yourself to accomplish.
To increase your metabolic rate and fat burning it is important to eat nutritiously and keep your carbohydrates, proteins and fats in balance.
The fad diet of the day may seem to be new and fun, like the “Hollywood Diet”. If you want to lose weight and stay healthy then eat food that is full of vitamins and minerals and that will give your body what it needs.
Types of Foods to Eat and Types of Foods to Avoid
To keep up a high energy level during the day it is essential to consume complex carbohydrates like pasta, whole grains, breads, and cereals.
Minimize your consumption of processed baked goods, candy, soda and other simple carbohydrates.
These foods have little or no nutritional value and will become surplus fat if you do not control your consumption.
If you are eating too many low carb foods you can forget about “how to lose weight fast”. There is a link between our blood sugar levels and our insulin. Our insulin regulates our blood sugar level and if we have excess sugar it will be stored at fat. When we are very tired and hungry it is sometimes because our blood sugar is too high and then if we are not careful this cycle can repeat itself.
You will prevent this problem if you consume complex carbohydrates in sensible amounts. If you consume foods that are high in proteins you will maintain the cell structures of your body and build lean muscle, like lean meats, soy products, beans, fish and poultry.
If you eat too much protein and it is in more than what your body requires, the excess protein will be stored as fat and the health of your kidneys and liver will be adversely effected. If you protein consumption is a sensible amount you should be ok.
If you are planning the amount of protein you will consume then have about 0.5 grams of protein for each pound of your body weight. This is the amount you need to help the growth of your lean muscle tissue.
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Protein Sources
Animal and plants are the 2 sources of protein. In the United States most of our protein comes from animal sources. A word of caution from recent data suggests that too high of an amount of protein in your diet can increase your risk for disease.
There is very little fiber in animal protein and because of this you will still be hungry if you compare eating animal protein to eating protein from plant sources.
You will not burn extra fat if you consume an excess of animal protein.
Try and get most of your protein from plant sources, such as soy, beans, legumes and less from animal sources.
It is important to consume fats like those fats in nuts, oils and protein. Fat is a key component to the regeneration of your skin, hair and nails.
There are many fad diets around that have people on very low fat diets and others that are very high fat diets.
Include lean protein and small amounts of seeds, oils and nuts in your diet and remember that it is very important that you don’t go to extremes.
Your Portion Sizes
I would recommend that instead of counting calories to determine the quantity of nutrients you plan to consume, that you have portion sizes that are roughly the size of the palm of your hand. Then have a balance of 2 vegetable and complex carbohydrate portions and one portion of protein at each meal.
consume bigger portions of green vegetables, they are low in calories and will give you extra fiber and enzymes that will assist you in your digestion.
Eating plenty of green vegetables will also give you the vitamins and minerals that you require to support good health. Remember to eat foods high in nutrition. This will help you to burn body fat and as a result you will lose weight faster.
How many meals per Day
To burn the most extra fat how many times should we eat per day.
It is much better to eat several times a day in smaller quantities if your schedule is flexible. This will keep your metabolism high as each time you eat a small meal it raises your metabolism. If possible eat 5 or 6 small meals a day with a lapse of about 3 hours between eating.
The three meals a day habit may be difficult to break. When this is the case then keep the 3 meals a day that you are accustom to, but eat smaller quantities and add 2 or three more meal times during the day where you will have an energy bar, a fruit or another healthy snack.
The key is to focus on foods that your body requires, if you do this you will be full for a longer period of time.
New Recipes
Try new recipes to find what tastes delicious for you. Choose some healthy foods that are good for you and then find recipes that have those foods included and omit the unhealthy foods.
Additional Information
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Behavioral Change
To implement the changes for your new healthy eating habits use Behavioral Change. This will insure that you are on your new healthy eating plan until your reach your goals and forever if you want to stay healthy and fit.