EATING WELL AND LOSING THE POUNDS part 1

Okay, when most people think about losing weight and eating, they think about
dieting. Well, unfortunately, all of the fad diets out there tend to cause people
to gain weight. Why? Because they starve them to death and the person
eventually breaks down and eats everything in sight because they are so darn
hungry. They also deprive them of the foods that they love. This is not a way to
lose weight, nor is it a way to live. You only cause yourself stress, which actually
causes you to gain weight!
So, in eating right there a few tips that you can follow each and every day and
they're not going to deprive you of the foods that you love, but treat those
foods as luxury items so you enjoy them that much more.

Eat fresh fruit and vegetables that have high water content. These are
foods like tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupe, kiwi, grapes – you get the idea.
All of those fresh and flavorful juicy fruits and veggies are good for you. These
items contain about 90 to 95% water, so you can eat a lot of these and they will
fill you up without adding on the pounds.

Eat fresh fruit instead of processed fruit. Anything that is processed as
more sugar. Processed and canned fruits also do not have as much fiber as
fresh fruits.

Increase your fiber intake as much as you can. This usually means
eating more fruits and veggies.

Veggies are your friends when it comes to shedding pounds. There are
tons of options here and you may even want to try some you haven't had in the
past. The leafy green varieties are the best and you always want to work in a
salad when you can. Salads are packed with nutrients as long as you don't pour
too much dressing on and load them with too much cheese. The leafy greens
also have a lot of natural water.

Be intelligent about what you eat. Don't eat just to eat. Animals eat on
instinct; people eat when they know their body really needs it. Don't be an
impulse eater.

Watch everything you consume from the food itself to what you top it
with. Garnishments and condiments can sabotage a healthy meal because
they are typically high in fat.

Get a handle on the sweet tooth. This doesn't mean you can't have
your sweets; just don't eat them as a meal. Always remember that these sweets
end up adding to an area that you don't want them to add to. Don't deprive
yourself either though, because then you'll eat twice as many as you should.

Set meal times and stick to them. Try to have your meals at specific
times and eat them at that time. An eating pattern will help you to control what
you eat and when you eat it. Also, it really is better to have 5 small meals a day
rather than just one or two huge meals. Just eating once a day makes your
body feel as though it is starving, which packs on fat instead of using it as fuel.
Also, don't wait until your starving to eat. This only makes you overeat until
you're stuffed.