Saturday, April 25, 2009

How to Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Months Food Tips

Losing weight doesn't mean you have to starve yourself.

Many people try to starve themselves, or follow so called crash diets in order to lose weight. But starving yourself can actually do you more harm then benefits.

Starving yourself is not an healthy habit, and if you try to starve yourself by suddenly start reducing your intake of food and calories, your body is going to believe that you are going to kill it. Your body will then start burning your muscles before your fat, and also adapt itself to a lower intake or calories. This way the chances are higher that you will gain more weight in the end, if you quit the diet, or suddenly start eating more again.

Instead you should equip yourself with the most powerful tool towards fighting overweight.

Food.

Food is more powerful then any weight loss pill or exercise, simply because food can make you thin or fat.

But it's also important to choose the right kind of food to eat in the right kind of patterns if you want to lose weight.

Here are some recommendations of food you can use.

1. Avoid red meat.

Avoid red meat and instead arm yourself with lean chicken or turkey breast, which contains a lot of proteins that will help raise your body's fat burning metabolism.

Fish is also a great choice for losing weight. For example salmon or tuna which contains a lot of omega-3 fat acids, which are all good fats.

2. Olive oil.

Use olive oil instead of regular oil. Olive oil is very good to use because olive oil contains almost no saturated fats, (which are not good for your weight loss) and also contains a high amount of unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats helps you suppress your appetite, as well as fighting cholesterol.

3. Berries.

Berries are also good for losing weight. There are many types of berries to choose between such as blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, etc. But all these kind of berries will help you lose weight in one or another other way. Strawberries is especially a good choice because they taste good, and also helps you suppressing your appetite.

So by using the right kind of food to get rid of hunger, you can also focus more on your weight loss goals and lose weight more successfully!


By Brooke Simpson

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