| Is there a way to ensure your weight
loss is eternal? Eat less and feel more satisfaction sounds like
the weight loss hype of today’s fad diets. Despite the contradiction
of consuming less calories and losing more weight, it is really
possible to feel satiety and keep the weight-off. In
order to lose weight and maintain a healthy target weight, it
is critical to adhere to and to make a specific weight management
plan part of one’s lifestyle. With the consumption of fewer
calories, keeping weight off for the long haul is more achievable.
As a result, it represents certain food restrictions. Specifically,
it does not authorize starvation or unusual dietary requirements
(in example: no carbohydrates).
There are ways to select foods that offer fewer
calories but appear larger in serving or portion size. More
importantly, in the realm of weight loss it is important to
consume a fewer number of calories. Despite the portion size
of a meal, all foods have a specific volume of calories within
a specified weight or amount of food.
For example, foods such as pastries, processed
foods, cookies, candies and cakes, contain high quantities of
energy density. In other words, a small volume of food contains
significant number of calories.
For instance, half a cup of mixed nuts (cashews,
peanuts, walnuts pecans and almonds) contains more than 400
calories; while half a cup of carrots contains less than 60
calories. On the contrary, not all vegetables and fruits possess
low percentages of energy density.
A myriad of vegetables and fruits contain higher
volumes of water but are lower in caloric value. For instance,
a grapefruit is over 85 percent water, with barely 40 calories
a half-fruit serving while a glass of grapefruit juice is more
than 70 calories.
Innumerous fruits, vegetables and whole grains
are fiber rich foods. Since the volume of their fiber represents
bulk, they take longer to digest. Consequently, they make the
body feel satisfied; longer.
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