What foods should you eat and what foods should you avoid if you want to lose weight?

Answer 1

Avoid sweet and oily food, have lots of water and green vegetables.

Answer 2

yah sure u can if u have the will power to

1. Reduce what u eat to half - if u ate 2 pieces of bread now on eat just one
2. Avoid the snacks in b/w the meals and tea/ coffee and soft drinks
3. Inst ed u can drink warm water
4 One time have fruits - ie inst ed of cooked food - fill ur appetite one time with fruits - not after the course - it is the course
5 Add green leafy vegetables and fruits in ur food
6. Switch to virgin coconut oil or olive oil to prepare food
7 Walking is not an ex cerise - so buy a pair of good shoes and walk for half hr in fresh air
8. Where ever possible - avoid stairs and reduce the vehicles -
9 Make it a habit to eat salad first before u start ur meal
10 Don't skip ur meals or breakfast -dinner u can
11 better avoid meat - u can eat boild fish if needed
12.Drink pleanty of water - 150 ml every one hr

Answer 3

When reaching for a snack try 100 calorie snacks... They are filling and help the cravings.
Try to limit fried foods and high in calorie drinks such as soft drinks.
Always drink water!

Answer 4

Eat a balance diet with more vegetables, fibrous food and roughage.
Avoid fats, oils, sweets.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Well, I am going to share my answer to this question as well as add some "extra" info that I know will help you. I know this works. You just have to be SUPER SUPER DISCIPLINED and MOTIVATED.

I believe the best way to lose weight is to not only eat right but to eat small meals at least 5x a day. I have been doing this for the last 4 months and I have dropped pounds and gained muscle. It was hard work. But I also did weight training 3 days a week and cardio 3 days. In other words, you have to be SUPER disciplined! Yes it is hard but the pay off is SO WORTH IT! I was not over weight,but January I was around 150 and I am 5'6", and as of today, July 12 I am 125.

Exercise is important but diet is even more important. You can't eat what you want and then go to the gym to make you feel better about what you ate. That is so self defeating. When it comes down to it, it is absolutely about 70% diet and 30% exercise. Many people don't realize the importance of being strict with their diet when trying to lose weight. You cant just exercise and you cant just pop a diet pill and eat what you want either.

First of all you HAVE TO KEEP A FOOD DIARY. This is the only way you will be able to keep track of what you are eating. You also need to find someone to hold you accountable and check what you are eating. It is OK to have a moderate cheat day and eat what you would like one day of the week only, but don't pig out. If you don't give yourself a splurge day you will BINGE eventually.

WATER WATER WATER! You can't drink enough of it! The benefits are tremendous. NO SODA, NOT EVEN DIET. Diet drinks are high in sodium and that makes your body retain water. An ocassional diet soda is OK but don't drink them all day. I finally weaned myself off of diet soda and I now drink one cup off coffee in the AM.

Also, another thing that is important is that you need to WATCH YOUR SUGAR!!! Many of these so called protein bars are loaded with sugar. Health food stores have a good selection of low sugar bars and an employee in the store can help you. There are actually a lot of good bars out there.

OK, here are some good things to eat. Now remember, you are not eating a full meal but small meals, (mine are around 200 calories or so but the main meals like lunch and dinner are more) I am just going to list foods. For breakfast, you could eat 2 hardboiled eggs, (NO YOLK)- yes I know that is the good part. I leave myself a little bit of yolk for a little taste. Whole wheat toast or a rice cake with a little bit of peanut butter or almond butter. But don't load it up. This is good fat but be moderate. Or a couple of low fat waffles with PB. A cup of cottage cheese with fruit. Instant oatmeal- good fiber source. Eat your 2nd meal 2&1/2 to 3 hours later. No more than 3 if at all possible. Any of the above items you could eat or a protein bar or a cup of dry cereal(kashi is good)with no fat or soy milk. Any of these foods you can eat during the day, just switch them around.

Lunch I will eat a little more but not pig out because I will have just eaten a small meal 2 hours before. I will usually get a turkey sub or some kind of lunch meat sub that is low fat. Turkey and Ham are fairly lean. Load up with veggies and avoid cheese. I put a tiny bit of oil and vinegar for some flavor as mayo is bad! Or a grilled chicken sandwich or a grilled chicken salad. Watch dressing and toppings. Those add tons of caloires and fat. Or a baked potato plain and a bowl of soup. ( I get chili from Wendy's - it is low fat and high in fiber and I put some of it on the potato. And then mid afternoon I will eat a protein bar or a 1/2 of one, or maybe some low fat micro popcorn. Don't eat the whole bag though.Some people will disagree with the carbs after 3pm or so but I think you need good carbs to give you energy and esp if you are going to work out later.

When I got home from work I will mix up a protein shake. Scoop of vanilla protein, a tsp of peanut butter and 1/2 banana. This would give me energy before my work out. Or just grab a piece of fruit such as a banana, apple, etc.

Then for dinner later, a large salad, load it up with veggies, with low fat dressing-again watch the sugar. Many of these "no fat or low fat" dressing are loaded with sugar. An example is all the candy on the shelves that say "fat free". Well they may be fat free but again loaded with sugar sugar sugar. Boca Burgers are delicious - there are many frozen "veggie" type burgers out there that are very good. Or tuna fish on a wrap. I use low fat sour cream instead of mayo. It really is not that bad. Add salt and pepper if you need to. Also, grilled chicken or lean ground beef 93% or better only. Or a lean steak such as a sirloin. You will learn what is good to eat and you continue your diet. Not only watch your calories but what is more important is that a lot of people don't pay attention to the "Fat calories". The fat calories should not be more than 1/3 of the total calories. If you eat a protein bar that is 200 calories, the max fat calories should not be more than around 65-70 at the most. A bad example would be a donut. A plain donut is around 200 calories but the fat calories are 180- VERY BAD! Just follow 30% guide and you should be fine.

This is not an overnite diet but if you are consistant with eating small meals through out the day you will establish a very good habit and you will most likely continue to eat that way all the time. You will lose weight by keeping your matobolism working but it will take time. Just as it took you a little time to add a pound or two here and there and then 5, 6 etc it is going to take time to get it off.

But again, you need to also need to get some sort of exercise in unless you are physically unable. Even if it is 15 minutes of walking and then increase it as you go along. You will notice more endurance too as the weeks go by and you will feel better. Thanks for letting me share, I know this was a bit long but this has worked for me and I am a firm believer in the 5 small meal habit. Again, be patient with yourself and experiment with different kinds of snacks, etc so you wont get bored with the same thing. Right now I am burned out on cottage cheese so I switched to eating oatmeal for a little while.

If you have any questions, just let me know. I am happy to help and I love to see people reach their goals and keep them motivated. :-) Good Luck!