My 13 Top Weight Loss and Nutritional Tips

Are you ready to lose 10 pounds?  Maybe you are carrying a little extra weight around your midsection and are ready to get rid of it.  Here’s how you can make it happen.  Start by paying attention to the amount of food you eat and cut your portion sizes down, eliminating unnecessary sugar and fat from your foods and making sure you include healthy, satisfying delicious meals and snacks to keep your taste buds happy. Here is a list of 13 super simple diet tips to help you shed your first 10 pounds and beyond.

Top 13 weight loss tips

1. Keep track of everything you eat and drink in a food journal. No need to estimate calories – just write down the type of food or beverage and the amount. You can use myfitnesspal app on your phone and it’s super easy.
2. Limit your amount of fat intake and stick to healthier fats like olive oil, coconut oil, and avocados.
3. Limit the simple sugar treats to once per week maximum.
4. Include good sources of protein into your meals, chicken, fish, legumes, peanut, cottage cheese, and eggs.
5. Eat at least one meatless lunch and dinner each week to reduce fat, increase fiber, and get yourself into the habit of building meals around whole grains, beans and vegetables.
6. If you’re not currently using skim milk, go down to the level of fat content in the milk you use. For example, if you currently use two percent, use only one percent. If you insist on whole milk, try two percent.
7. Eat at least two servings of fresh fruit every day. Choose whatever type of fruit is in season.
8. Cut out all of your calories that come in the form of beverages. Stick with water and unsweetened tea.
9. Include two servings of vegetables with lunch and dinner, for a total of at least four servings per day.
10. Cut your carbohydrate intake in half. Stick with eating whole grains and other complex carbs and grains like brown rice, and quinoa.
11. Don’t eat while you are watching television.  We eat a lot more calories than we realize when we eat mindlessly.
12. Avoid processed foods and limit your fast food intake to once a week or not at all.
13. Plan ahead for meals and snacks so you know exactly what you plan to eat. Last-minute choice tends to be higher in calories and lower in satisfaction.

There you have it, my top nutritional tips to lose that first 10 pounds.  Apply these principles and watch the pounds come off.  If you need any assistance with getting your fitness and weight loss plan started or have any fitness or weight loss question please do not hesitate to ask.

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