Friday, 18 November 2011

6 Simple Diet Tips

 
Tip No. 1: Do not skip breakfast.

People follow the myth of skipping breakfast and you'll lose weight. But studies show that good intake of breakfast early morning help to lose weight. Not eating breakfast can make you hungry later, leading to too much nibbling and binge eating at lunch and dinner. To lose weight -- and keep it off -- always make time for a healthy morning meal, like high-fiber cereal, low-fat milk, and fruit.

Tip No. 2: Divide your meal in 5 to 6 parts.

The way of loosing calories is to burn more then what you take in and you'll lose weight. Studies show people who eat small meals help them to maintain their weight. Eating 6 meals spread out over every 2-3 hours prevents overeating and gain of calories.

 

Tip No. 3: Diet should be motivating, enjoy your food.


Disallowing yourself from eating your favorite food won’t encourage you to continue with your diet plan. Reward yourself for losing weight. If you keep good reward for yourself, definitely you are going to achieve the goal, so keep yourself on track with deciding rewards.
 
Tip No. 4: Avoid Junk food for midnight snacks.

Eating stuff even when you do not feel hungry mostly occurs after dinner, when you finally sit down and relax in front of TV.  Avoid going to kitchen after a certain hour, or buy yourself a low-calorie snack, like a 100-calorie pack of cookies or a fruit salad would be best.

 

Tip No. 5: Include protein in meal.


Protein is used for building, maintaining, growing and recovering muscle, skin, blood, and other tissues. It also helps preserve muscle mass and encourages fat burning. Protein contains nitrogen. Including healthy proteins like seafood, lean meat, egg whites, yogurt, cheese, soy, nuts, or beans into your meals and snacks in your meal is beneficial for body. Getting enough protein and eating a balanced diet with adequate calories are important for human.

Tip No. 6: Keep only Healthy food in house.


Keep yourself easily accessible to healthy and nutritious food. After a tiring day, a person does not wish to make food but instead opt for pizza which can add kilos to your weight. Keep your house filled with frozen vegetables, and bags of salad greens, reduced-fat cheese, canned tomatoes, whole-grain pasta, canned beans, pre-cooked grilled chicken breast, whole grain tortillas or pitas, and bags of salad greens.