Food for weight loss

Are you consuming the right types of food when on a diet?
Check out this quick list, you should eat at least one portion of each one if you want your metabolism to work properly:

• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Legumes
• Wholegrain products (whole meal pasta, oatmeal)
• Fresh fish
• Green tea
• Baked potato
• Boiled brown rice

Shift between these foods and you will find that it gives your diet a real boost.
You should also know what it means to shift calories, if not then read about it a bit, it will be an eye-opener.

Good luck!

How to Stick to Your Diet‏

There are many answers to this question. Here are a few tips that will help you with your diet.

Choose your plan ahead
Choose in advance which diet plan you are going to follow. Find the plan that you feel is best for you and stick to it for at least 3 weeks. Then, consider what worked and what didn't work. Continue this process until you reach your weight loss goal.
To help you with this ongoing improvement routine, always ask yourself if the change you are about to do is going to bring you closer to the goal or further away from it.

If you are struggling with your fat loss, it probably has to do with your diet and your eating habits. You should choose and stick to a diet plan that can help you keep your weight for the long run, like the calorie shifting diet, which is also healthy and not difficult to follow, provided that you have a good reference guide that keeps you on the right track all the time.


Don’t do it alone
One of the most important things that help to stick to a diet is social support! Share your diet plan with family and fiends, and get their support. It is also easier to keep a diet when others share the same goal, so if you can go on a diet along with your spouse or a close fiend, the success is almost guaranteed.

Find other people who have similar fat loss goals and keep each other on track. Also, it is a good idea to find someone who will keep you accountable and will kick your ass when needed, so you do not deviate from your target which is to become lean and fat-free!

Diet tips

We all know that being healthy is important, but not all of us know how easy it is to have a healthy lifestyle.
Follow these guidelines in order to have a more balanced diet. This is the best way to make sure you are living a healthy life.

1. Drink water! Most of us do not drink enough water on a daily basis. If you experience tiredness, lack of concentration or headaches, this may be because you do not drink enough water. 8-10 glasses of water per day will make wonders.
2. Eat fruits and vegetables. They contain many nutrients, minerals and vitamins that your body needs in order to function. Moreover, they are low-fat which is always good, especially when trying to lose some weight (and who doesn’t want that?). It is recommended to consume 4-5 portions of vegetables and fruits each day. You can do that be reducing the sweets that you eat and replace them with a fruit of your choice.
3. Eat low-fat foods that are rich with energy. Eating such foods will help you to reduce the fat intake. Potatoes, bread, pasta and rice are all good examples of these types of food that you should add to your diet. Don’t exaggerate, though, because these foods are also a high sources of calories, and you probably do want to stay slim.
4. Avoid sugar and fat products. This diet tip is important because it is relevant for your level of cholesterol, which is associated with heart related diseases. Simply choose meat which contain less fat and reduce the fat-rich foods you eat.
5. Eat oily fish. Fish is a good low-fat source of protein. Particularly, oily fish are rich in omega 3 which known to have the property of lowering the risk of heart related diseases. Adding 2 portions of fish every week to your diet is a good way to go.
6. Avoid salt. You should not consume more than a few grams of salt a day. Consume only food products that contain low amounts of salt, preferably with no additional salt at all. Do not add salt to your foods for flavor; instead try to add different seasonings which are healthier, for example, pepper and garlic, or even lemon juice.
7. Be more active! Being active means burning more calories, which is important for those who want to lose weight or keep their weight. Obviously it is also very important for the general health and vitality. Always consult your doctor before starting to exercise, in order to make sure you are doing it in a moderate and healthy way.
8. Eat breakfast. This tip is easy. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It literally refuels your body, thus increases your vitality. Eat breakfast and you will probably be healthier and feel better. Your breakfast should be a healthy one and include source of energy such as wholegrain cereals, source of nutrients such as fruit or fruit juice.

If you are serious about losing weight in a healthy way then read more about calorie shifting and try this diet method which is fairly easy and fun to follow.

The importance of diet

What is a "diet"?
People all over the world talk about diets, and usually they refer to an eating plan intended to help them with weight loss. But actually, what people don’t know is that diet refers to all the foods that a person is used to eating. What we are interested in is what kind of food and what amounts of it are consumed on this diet. The more nutritious and balanced the diet, the better, and that directly reflect on one’s health.

Why should our diet be balanced?
A balanced diet means eating from all food groups and types, and not less important - in the right amount.
There are many benefits to a balanced diet. First, there is no single food that contains everything the body needs so it is very important to consume a wide variety of foods. Second, with a balanced diet one gets the right amount of vitamins that the body need, which was proven to keep the body and especially the heart is a healthy condition, thus preventing numerous short term and long term illnesses. Third, which is what many people are after, healthy eating usually keep the body weight within a normal range, which results in a better quality of life.

A few facts about health

• Thousands of people die every year as a result of heart diseases and other illnesses that are generally related to unhealthy diets. Many of those lives could be saved with the proper healthy lifestyle.

• Millions of people in the western world (and not only there) are overweight. Actually it is estimated that one in five people is overweight, which is considered mainly because of unhealthy eating habits.

• By keeping a healthier diet, one can protect himself from as much as a third of all illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, heart-related disease and many other diseases.