| When it comes to healthy weight
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| | brown rice). Include plenty of high-fiber
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| management, a little common sense goes a
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| | foods in your daily diet, as fiber has
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| long way. It doesn't take a rocket
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| | been shown to support weight loss by
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| scientist to tell us that eating fast
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| | absorbing calories from the foods you eat
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| food every day of the week is not
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| | and leading those calories out of the
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| conducive to our health, nor does it add
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| | body.
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| up that a diet void of carbohydrates
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| | Keeping track of your portion sizes is
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| might possibly contain the essential
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| | also extremely important. According to
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| nutrients that only fiber-rich whole
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| | the American Diabetes Association, the
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| grains, fruits and vegetables can
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| | guideline for a serving of meat, fish or
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| provide. And no matter how you look at
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| | poultry is three ounces-about the size of
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| it, fatty meats and full-fat dairy
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| | a deck of cards. A 1-cup serving of milk,
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| products are simply not the way to a
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| | yogurt or fresh vegetables is about the
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| slimmer figure. Quite simply, if you want
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| | size of a baseball. A healthy serving of
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| to shed the pounds, smart choices and a
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| | rice or cooked pasta is one-third of a
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| sensible eating plan are the only way to
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| | cup, and three-quarters of a cup for dry
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| go.
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| | cereal. An ounce of cheese is about the
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| Because science has proven that the only
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| | size of your thumb. However, a recent
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| clinically proven way to lose weight is
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| | study at New York University found that
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| by reducing the amount of calories you
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| | commonly available food portions-when
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| consume each day, begin by keeping a
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| | compared with the standard serving sizes
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| journal of exactly what you eat, when you
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| | recommended by the U.S. Department of
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| eat. This will help you be more aware of
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| | Agriculture-were considerably higher.
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| everything you put into your body.
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| | Finally, finding the time to exercise is
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| Purchase a book or consult an online
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| | essential. Because aerobic exercise has
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| resource to determine the amount of
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| | been shown to significantly increase your
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| calories in your food and beverage, and
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| | metabolic rate, a regular workout (30
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| decide where throughout your day you can
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| | minutes a day, three times a week) can
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| make small changes that will likely have
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| | greatly accelerate your weight loss
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| significant effects. For instance,
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| | efforts-plus it provides significant
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| instead of having that sugary soda with
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| | benefits to your cardiovascular health.
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| lunch, opt for unsweetened tea with
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| | Building lean muscle mass is also
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| lemon. In place of heavy salad dressings,
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| | important, since the greater your ratio
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| choose a low-fat or light option, and
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| | of lean muscle mass to fat, the faster
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| drizzle instead of drenching your greens.
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| | you will metabolize your food. This is
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| Try to plan ahead for your meals each
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| | because muscle cells are roughly eight
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| week. This will help you avoid impulse
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| | times more metabolically demanding than
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| purchases at the grocery store that may
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| | fat cells.
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| not support your commitment to healthy
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| | So the next time you consider jumping on
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| eating. Well-balanced options that are
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| | the bandwagon with the latest fad diet,
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| low in fat and calories include lean
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| | think twice. Commit instead to making
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| meats and chicken, fresh or frozen fruits
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| | sensible changes in your diet and
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| and veggies, healthy nuts for snacking,
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| | lifestyle, and you will soon be reaping
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| low-fat dairy products and plenty of
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| | the rewards of your efforts.
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| whole grains (whole wheat pasta, legumes,
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