We all know that weight loss depends on one main thing: calories. It is the balance of calories that determines whether you lose weight or gain it. If you eat more calories than you burn as energy, you will gain weight. If it's the other way around, you will lose it.
So, to lose weight, one of the best things that you can do is reduce the number of calories that you eat. Now, this is only true if you are eating too much. You need to make sure that you're still giving your body the nutrients it requires to function properly. If this is the case, then you can use the following tips to moderately reduce the amount of calories that you eat.
4 Ways to Cut Calories
1. Eat from smaller plates - Over the past few decades the average size of plates has increased. So has the amount of calories that many of us consume each day. Are the two connected? I believe so. I think that people tend to fill up their plates and they tend to eat everything that's on them. This is why I recommend using small plates. When you do you will find that you are eating less calories. You will still fill your plate but it will be a smaller amount of food.
2. Watch what you drink - One of the sources of many calories in your diet may come from your drinks. Many people don't even consider just how many calories their beverages may contain but it may be thousands. One way to cut calories is to stick to low calorie, simple drinks. Water is best. Plain coffee and tea are also good.
3. Eat more often - This may be a personal thing but I find that when I eat small meals and snacks frequently through the day I get less hungry. As a result, all my meals are very small, I never get that uncomfortable stuffed feeling and I end up eating less on a daily basis.
4. Avoid sauces - Why are potatoes considered fattening? It's not because they are, it's because they're offered covered in cream. The same is true for many other foods. They, by themselves, are not high in calories. Their sauces are. So, you want to keep your food plain and avoid heavy sauces.
I hope that you found these 4 tips useful and that they will help you lose or maintain your weight.
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Jonathan Dunsky lost over 30 pounds years ago and has kept them off since.
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