| If you are like many people you have some of weight | | | | calories than you actually need over the course of a |
| to lose and you figure that the best way to do it is to | | | | day. Consuming more calories than you burn definitely |
| go on a low fat diet. After all, doesn't it make sense | | | | is not going to help you lose weight. |
| that if you want to get rid of fat on your body you | | | | Rather than focusing on eating low fat foods, you |
| should cut fat out of your diet? Well, yes and no. | | | | should focus on eating the right kinds of fats and |
| While eating low fat food is actually healthy, you can't | | | | eating foods that give your body the nutrients that it |
| expect to lose weight if you go wild and eat anything | | | | needs. Many people are surprised to learn that you |
| that is marked as low fat and still expect to lose | | | | body can actually benefit from the fat that is in food |
| weight. The bad news is that low fat does not always | | | | since fats help our bodies to absorb vitamins including |
| mean low calorie. Most people who go on low fat diets | | | | vitamins A,D,E and K. |
| still eat things like candy, low fat chips or cookies, or | | | | Look for foods with monounsaturated fats like those |
| anything that is labeled low fat because they fall within | | | | found in plant sources like olive oil, peanut oil and canola |
| the fat restrictions of their diet. The calories from these | | | | oil. Another fat that is good is Omega-3 fat. Omega-3 |
| foods can really add up, though! | | | | fat is found in dark green vegetables, walnuts and oily |
| For instance, let's say you are on a low fat diet and | | | | fish like tuna and salmon. |
| you notice that gummy bears are fat free. Great! You | | | | Always look for foods that offer the vitamins and |
| can chow down on them, right? Wrong. Just 10 | | | | nutrients that your body needs. Eating foods with |
| gummy bears have about 90 calories. Let's face it, | | | | plenty of vitamins and protein will help keep you feeling |
| though - most people eat more than 10 gummy bears | | | | full longer which means you will eat less than you |
| in a sitting so odds are if you get the gummy bears | | | | would on a low fat diet. Because you aren't feeling |
| you will add at least 150-180 calories to your day | | | | hungry when you eat correctly it will make it easier to |
| without getting any nutritional benefit back in return. | | | | avoid binging since it keeps your blood sugar more |
| Gummy bears are just sugar, and sugar doesn't do | | | | stable and you won't get those intense cravings that |
| much for your body. | | | | cause you to devour an entire package of cookies in |
| Even if you try to stick to healthy low fat foods and | | | | one sitting. |
| avoid low fat treats you can still tack on way more | | | | |