My OperaSome foods that can wreck your weight loss plan
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:32:31 AM
Common sense is what most people when it comes to weight loss. A healthy balanced diet coupled with proper exercise and diet supplement can help you lose weight sensibly and keep it off. If you change the way you think about your health and diet, half your battle is won. With an extra bit of motivation, you can avoid those foods which you crave for but are not good for your health. Here’s a peak on few such foods which can hamper your weight loss goals:
• Caesar salad: Sneaky little diet wreckers may seem healthy but are actually not. A small bowl of Caesar salad can give you 300-400 calories and 30gms of fat, courtesy the dressing load. How to fix this? Limit dressing to one tablespoon, leave out the croutons and enjoy two tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.
• Fresh smoothies: Although looks non-deceptively healthy, it is likely to have 80gms of sugar and 350 calories without any protein and also often without a fruit in there. Instead, vitamin-poor fruit concentrates are used in place of expensive fresh fruits. Added to this are ice cream, sorbet and sweeteners making it a sure shot recipe for weight gain. Fix it by asking for fresh fruit, low-fat yoghurt, and milk or protein powder to get nutritious blend.
• Energy bars: Most of these bars are simply sweets which have more calories of up to 500 and come with a high price too. If you want to have these bars, choose a bar that has 200 calories or less, at least 5gms of fiber and some protein when the sugar blast fades.
• Sugar-free foods: Most times when you choose an artificially sweetened food or drink, you take French fries, or a large dessert to go with it. Adding chips to this meal makes it 300 calories more. A simple rule is that when your calorie intake exceeds your burn off then you still gain weight. Don’t blame the sugar-free foods.
Have you ever thought of how unroasted green coffee beans could aid your weight loss efforts? Green coffee extract helps burn fat in liver with chlorogenic acid and also helps slow down the release of sugar into bloodstream.
• Caesar salad: Sneaky little diet wreckers may seem healthy but are actually not. A small bowl of Caesar salad can give you 300-400 calories and 30gms of fat, courtesy the dressing load. How to fix this? Limit dressing to one tablespoon, leave out the croutons and enjoy two tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.
• Fresh smoothies: Although looks non-deceptively healthy, it is likely to have 80gms of sugar and 350 calories without any protein and also often without a fruit in there. Instead, vitamin-poor fruit concentrates are used in place of expensive fresh fruits. Added to this are ice cream, sorbet and sweeteners making it a sure shot recipe for weight gain. Fix it by asking for fresh fruit, low-fat yoghurt, and milk or protein powder to get nutritious blend.
• Energy bars: Most of these bars are simply sweets which have more calories of up to 500 and come with a high price too. If you want to have these bars, choose a bar that has 200 calories or less, at least 5gms of fiber and some protein when the sugar blast fades.
• Sugar-free foods: Most times when you choose an artificially sweetened food or drink, you take French fries, or a large dessert to go with it. Adding chips to this meal makes it 300 calories more. A simple rule is that when your calorie intake exceeds your burn off then you still gain weight. Don’t blame the sugar-free foods.
Have you ever thought of how unroasted green coffee beans could aid your weight loss efforts? Green coffee extract helps burn fat in liver with chlorogenic acid and also helps slow down the release of sugar into bloodstream.
