How to Lose Weight With Healthy Foods and Without Pills

If you are trying to lose weight, there is no need to resort to costly diet pills that make promises of fast weight loss. To lose weight naturally, you should incorporate a regular exercise routine into your lifestyle and you should make healthy food choices. Eating unhealthy foods such as French fries, hamburgers, cookies and cakes will only lead to weight gain. Learning which foods to eat and how to replace unhealthy foods with healthy foods is a good way to start eating healthier and promote weight loss.

Instructions

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Reduce your calorie intake by 500 to 1,000 calories daily for a weight loss of one to two lbs. per week. This is a healthy way to lose weight and keep it off.

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Keep your blood sugar levels stable and keep your metabolism active by eating a small meal every three hours during the day. Aim to eat up to five or six meals daily.

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Avoid cutting out carbohydrates completely because they provide you with energy throughout the day. Choose good carbohydrates, that digest slowly, over bad carbohydrates that digest fast and leave you hungry again quickly. Look for whole-grain, fiber-rich products. Replace white bread with whole-wheat bread; eat brown rice over white rice and whole-wheat pasta over refined pasta.

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Add more color to your diet by adding a variety of vegetables and fruits which promote weight loss and healthy digestion because they are generally low in calories, high in water and high in fiber.

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Avoid trans fats, often found in cookies and cakes, and limit saturated fats which come from animal sources. Read product labels and look for unsaturated "heart-healthy" fats such as olive oil, avocados, and raw nuts.

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Replace fatty meats, such as pork, with lean proteins like chicken, fish and turkey. Drink a low calorie protein shake if you are not a big meat eater because protein makes you feel full and is needed to build muscle tissue.

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Eat less than 1,500 milligrams of sodium daily, as recommended by the American Heart Association, to avoid water retention and bloating which can hide any weight loss progress you have made.

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Take a daily multi-vitamin to guarantee that your body is getting all the vitamins and minerals it needs to function properly.

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Drink water instead of calorie-laden alcohol, sodas and sugary beverages. According to Clemson University, healthy adults need between eight to 12 glasses of water to keep the body hydrated, promote digestive health and to flush out toxins.