Good Diet Tips?

Question

Im looking for basic ideas in eating better...what to look for, etc. I've done weight watchers and it does help, but i get tired of constantly having to keep track of what I eat and how much I eat of it... any ideas??

Answer 1

Good Diet is 80% of how you look.

Start the Day of with Positive affirmations.
Like "I will treat my self to some good habits". "Nothing will taste better than seeing myself in the mirror (looking good)!

Then eat what you want in moderation.

3 meals regular size, 400 cal. limit

2 snacks. 100 cal. limit

Eat 3 to 4 hours apart.

That's all!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

To have a healthy body one does not have to diet.All you got to do is eat smart everyday.Walk into any supermarket and you will find healthy food.Just go step by step . One you got to have a good breakfast. Salads do not drown them with all the fancy dressings. Just a pinch of salt and vinegar.Vinegar is a healthy dressing.A slice of bread ,one boiled egg , a glass of grapefruit juice and wash it down with a cup of tea. If your a sugar person you cut your sugar .All this has to be done with out changing your life style.
Lunch time keep away from the FAST FOOD counters.If you are not lazy you will make your own lunch at home and take it to work.
Dinner is to be eaten before eight . Salad , fish just grilled will be nice , Chicken not deep fried everyday. If you want to eat rich food do it in the morning. Sorry, the main rule is chewing your food slowly.Breakfast ,Lunch or supper/dinner is to be eaten slowly and well chewed.Forget your popcorn and chocolate bars while watching T.V. It will take about a week to build up a rhythm

Answer 3

eating frequent (every 2-4 hr.) small meals or snacks throughout the day works for me, as long as it isn't junk food. Also, a handful of walnuts about 20-30 min before a meal helps a lot. It gives you omega3's and curbs your appetite at the same time. i tried weight watchers too, but it gets to be too much sometimes. Just lots of fruit and veggies with tons of water and small meals. Works for me! Good Luck to you.

Answer 4

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 5

You get the South Beach Diet book. And you eat salad every night. You can eat Veggie burgers. They are good. You do not even taste the veggies. They are from moring star. Eat fresh fruit and veggies. Good luck and do not eat junk food and exercise. Good Luck.

Answer 6

3 balanced meals a day that include enough protein for your body weight, vegetables, complex carbs and a couple of pieces of fruit every day. That's what I eat and never gain any weight.

Answer 7

Am also in a diet and i grad a bottle and pour water and granola in it, it make you got o the bathroom alot and you'll lose weigth, low fat yourt is good and lots of fruits.

Answer 8

"Start with the easiest tactic. Once you master it, move on."

Weigh yourself one time per day
Why It Works
Weekly weigh-ins are a staple of many popular diet programs, but studies now show that daily weighing is the key to lasting loss. When researchers at the University of Minnesota monitored the scale habits of 1,800 dieting adults, they found that those who stepped on every day lost an average of 12 pounds over 2 years (weekly scale watchers lost only 6) and were less likely to regain lost weight. The reason: "The more often you monitor your results, the quicker you can catch the behavioral slip that causes weight gain," says Jakicic.

Step on the scale first thing every morning, when you weigh the least. Expect small day-to-day fluctuations because of bloating or dehydration, but if your weight creeps up by 2 percent (that's just 3 pounds if you weigh 150), it's time to pass up the bread.

Watch no more than 2 hours of TV a day
Why It Works
TV junkies miss out on calorie-burning activities like backyard tag with the kids; instead, they become sitting ducks for junk-food ads. One recent study found that adults who watch more than 2 hours of TV per day take in 7 percent more calories and consume more sugary snacks than those who watch less than an hour a day.

Wean yourself off the tube by introducing other activities into your life. Eliminate the temptation to watch between-show filler by recording your must-see programs so you can fast-forward through the ads. Or subscribe to a mail order DVD service like Netflix, and make a movie the only thing you watch all day.

Contact a friend three times per week
Why It Works
"Long-term weight loss requires support," says Marion Franz, RD, a nutrition consultant in Minneapolis. Her study review found that people who met regularly with a dietitian or attended groups like Weight Watchers were more likely to maintain their losses than those who didn't.


If you can't attend group meetings, announce your weight loss intentions so friends can support you, says Franz. And add a dieter pal to your regular call or e-mail list, too.

Eat four grams of fiber in every meal or snack
Why It Works
A high-fiber diet can lower your caloric intake without making you feel deprived. In a recent Tufts University study, women who ate 13 g of fiber or less per day were five times as likely to be overweight as those who ate more fiber. Experts see a number of mechanisms through which fiber promotes weight loss: It may slow down eating because it requires more chewing, speed the passage of food through the digestive tract, and boost satiety hormones.

To get 25 grams of fiber a day, make sure you eat six meals or snacks, each of which contains about 4 grams of fiber. For instance, Hester started her day with grapes (1 cup = 1.4 grams of fiber) and cracked wheat toast (two slices = 6 grams) or oatmeal (1 cup = 4 grams). She often had a cup of black bean soup for lunch (4.4 grams) with a slice of cracked wheat bread. One good trick: For to-go snacks, buy fruit; it's handier than vegetables, so it's an easy way to up your fiber intake. For instance, one large apple has just as much fiber (5 grams) as a cup of raw broccoli.

Take five (thousand) extra steps a day
Why It Works
A typical person takes about 5,000 steps per day between going to work, running errands, and doing chores around the house. Doubling that number can have significant health benefits: higher "good" HDL cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, improved glucose control, and yes, a lower number on the scale. Walking more steps per day also leads to a lower percentage of body fat and slimmer waists and hips, reports a recent University of Tennessee study of 80 women. An earlier University of South Carolina study of 109 people showed that those who took fewer than 5,000 steps per day were, on average, heavier than people who took more than 9,000.

Wear a pedometer to make sure you log your 5,000 extra steps, or aim for about 50 minutes of extra walking (2 1/2 miles) per day. In the Tennessee study, "Some of the women walked with friends; others increased their steps by taking the stairs and parking farther away," says lead researcher Dixie Thompson, PhD.