Eat Your Way to Weight Loss

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Glossy magazine models and media present health and beauty with clear skin, beautiful hair, and well-sculpted bodies. This made losing weight a desirable goal for most of us, especially those in their midlife.

When we were younger, we tend to eat all the food we like; but, as we age, our metabolism slows down and eating everything we like would not be advisable anymore.

We can eat our way to weight loss by eating clean and healthy. We can eat sumptuous meals without ever feeling guilty. Making small changes in our daily food choices can provide lasting benefits to our weight, our health, and our future. 

Here are some tips on how to lose weight with healthy eating:

Run fast from fast food.

Go for home-cooked meals over fast food meals. Fast food meals are too high in salt, transfats, oils, and artificial additives that often lead to obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

Be guilt-free in eating your favorite burger and fries combo by replacing regular French fries with home-cooked sweet potato fries, and portobello mushrooms or cauliflower bread as your burger buns. You can also add your all-time favorite mashed potato exchanged for a yummy and nutritious mashed cauliflower.

Run far away from sugar.

According to a research, sugar is the real culprit in the obesity epidemic. It should be considered a treat and not a diet staple.

Get your healthy sugar from real fruits instead of packed fruit juices, water, and milk instead of sodas, and honey instead of store-bought maple syrup. Swap your ice cream with frozen fruit purees and smoothies.

Go from white to wheat products.

Substitute your white products like flour, bread, and pasta with wheat or whole-grain products. The refined flour used in making these white products lose the bran and the germ, and the essential nutritious components for diet, like vitamins. Consuming a piece of refined bread is the same as consuming a handful of sugar.

Enjoy the fiber and nutrients, without the sugar, by swapping refined bread with pita or whole-wheat bread, white pasta with wheat pasta, flour tortilla with corn tortilla, and other whole-wheat or whole-grain varieties that taste even better.

Walk away from a high-salt diet.

Salt makes your food tasty and delicious, but consuming sodium more than the maximum daily intake of less than 2300 milligrams is harmful. A high-sodium diet can lead to high blood pressure, fluid retention, hypernatremia, cardiovascular diseases, and weight gain. Most processed foods are typically high in salt and additives that contain sodium.

Opt to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables than chips, fresh meats than processed meats, and limit the use of sodium-laden condiments like soy sauce, ketchup, mustard, and salad dressings. Turn to natural herbs and spices to season your foods.

Excess fat, salt, and sugar are the top three hindrances for you to lose weight. These three are good for the body if culled from natural sources and taken in moderation. Say goodbye to unhealthy eating and say hello to your dream body in the making!