Eat more and lose weight – this sounds too good to be true! Can you lose weight by eating more? Well the answer is yes… and no. Yes you can eat more food and lose weight if you eat the right food.
First of all, you must know what you are eating in the first place. Many of us have never counted calories or logged our food intake in a food diary every day. With the abundance of great fitness apps out there like Fitness Pal, it makes it so much easier and fun to do just that! You must know what you are consuming to know what you are doing wrong. That daily Frappuccino, chocolate bar, chips or ice cream can make you 1000’s of calories over your daily allowance and you didn’t even know it.
Now that you know your bad food habits, it’s time to make a healthy change and eat more and lose weight at the same time! Try swapping out your high fat, high calorie snacks with fruit, vegetables or a handful of nuts. I know some of you out there think you don’t like fruit and vegetables, but you must give this a try! Let your taste buds get used to eating real food again!
The best time of day to eat the most calories is breakfast. If you skip breakfast in the morning, you are much more prone to being overweight. On the other hand, if you start your day with a balanced healthy breakfast, with 35 grams of protein you will be less hungry through the day and enjoy increased productivity, focus and energy. Try making a tasty fruit and vegetable smoothie with protein powder for breakfast or try juicing to get your vitamins and minerals in the morning if you don’t like eating early!
Wash celery, carrots, cucumber and peppers ahead of time and put into snack size containers in your fridge. Once you start eating this way, you will be satisfied and will not crave those sugary salty snacks of the past. Make sure you have an apple or banana in your purse for after work. This will help you make it to supper without snacking on chips or chocolate because your blood sugar has plummeted.
The next trick to eating more and losing weight is, eat more often, but eat smaller quantities. Try eating something healthy every 2 hours, you will never get hungry and reach for the easy empty calorie choices.
So now you know the smart way to lose weight and eat more! Eat breakfast, pack your plate with vegetables, count calories with a fitness app, drink lots of water, eat small portions every 2 hours, snack on raw veggies and fruit and get your daily requirement of protein. Have fun eating and losing weight!
