It’s not uncommon when checking a client’s food log to find that she is eating tons of grains/starches and not enough other foods. For example, she may have cereal and toast for breakfast, baked potato with lunch, pretzels for an afternoon snack, pizza for dinner, and crackers in the evening.
Even if her calories aren’t overly high, all this starchy food isn’t going to help with weight loss.
It is best to limit your grains/starches to meal time – and then eat only a portion of them. Choose wisely too. Whole grains are best, such as oatmeal, brown rice, whole grain bread, and sweet potatoes.
Then fill up the rest of your day with lean proteins (at every meal), low fat or nonfat dairy, fresh fruits and veggies, and raw nuts or natural peanut butter (1 serving a day).
Eating a balanced food plan is great for weight loss, it keeps your metabolism humming – this is your “engine speed” at which you burn calories. It keeps your blood sugar even – this keeps you from storing fat and also keeps your energy up. It is also best to avoid any sugary snacks, fried foods, and salty foods.
Not only does eating a balance of healthy foods help shed those pounds, it’s good for your health too! You need the vitamins and minerals and proteins from all the different food groups.
Eating like this, in your calorie range, will make you a fat burning machine!
