Hold this thought: To lose weight effectively and permanently, you need to eat. And eat smart.
Yogurt
Mmmm.
This creamy, tangy snack is loaded with calcium -- and studies show that
calcium may curtail weight gain by hindering the absorption of fat in the small
intestine
Eggs
Turn breakfast
into a fat-burning morning boost by skipping the stack of pancakes and feasting
on a couple of eggs instead. According to a study, huevos beat out carbs when
it came to helping folks feel full longer and helping them beat back snack
attacks later in the day
Pistachios
Nuts may be high
in fat, but it's the healthful unsaturated kind of fat found in pistachios. And
like all nuts, pistachios offer lots of hunger-curbing protein and fiber. All
of these qualities together explain why adding pistachios to the diet helped
dieters in a study curb their appetites and lose more weight.
Grapefruit
Of all the foods
rumored to boost weight loss, grapefruit is likely the most famous. And research
confirms that this fruit's get-slim celebrity status is for real. One study in
particular revealed that eating half a grapefruit before each meal helped
dieters shed more pounds than people who skipped the tart appetizer.
Avocado
This green goddess
of heavenly, creamy taste can help you whittle your waist. It's true!
Researchers suspect that the unsaturated fat in avocados may ratchet up body
levels of the hunger-halting hormone called leptin -- a hormone that lets your
brain know that you're full, so you stop eating.
Mushrooms
If you want to try
an easy and tasty calorie-cutting trick, then replace the meat in your favorite
recipes with mushrooms. You'll automatically cut about 420 calories out of a
meal, partly because you'll skip all the belly-padding saturated fat contained
in meat
Olive
Oil
This rich-tasting
oil found in salad dressings and marinades contains a hunger-busting
monounsaturated fat called oleic acid -- which triggers a complicated process
in the gut that ultimately tells your brain you're full and makes you want to
stop eating.
Whole
Grains
Ready to trade
your belly bulge for a flat tummy? Then toss your refined grains into the
garbage, and eat more whole grains instead. Research shows this one move can
help whittle your middle. We're talking brown rice, quinoa, steel-cut oats,
whole-grain cereal, and 100% whole-wheat bread and pasta
Red
Pepper
Add some heat to
your meals and you'll boost not only the taste but also the effectiveness of
your weight loss diet. A dash of cayenne pepper or some diced jalapeno or red
peppers will do the trick. They all contain capsaicin -- the heat-inducing
compound in red peppers that, according to research, tamps down appetite and
curbs food intake later in the day.
Fava
Beans
Creamy and hearty,
fava beans are a lean protein source bursting with flavonoids. And in a 14-year
study, these special antioxidants were shown to help hinder the accumulation of
extra belly fat.
Rice
with Veggies
Adding some
high-fiber vegetables like broccoli, carrots, and kale to your rice will
obviously help lower the calorie count. But not only that. Adding veggies to
rice at lunchtime appears to slow stomach emptying, according to research. The
end result? You feel full longer. In fact, people in a study ate much less at
dinner when they added veggies to their rice at lunch.
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