Fight fat

This article is especially for those of you who think that you have to starve yourself in order to lose weight. The truth is, you will shed a few pounds on a starvation diet.

But after a while, your body wises up to the fact that it is not getting what it needs.

That puts your survival mechanism into play. The result? Your metabolism slows down, energy is conserved, and you stop losing weight, at least, you don’t lose at the rate that you did initially.

I know what you're thinking. "But everything I eat seems to get plastered on my hips," you say. Well, not everything.

What you need to do is identify those foods that are really responsible for your weight gain, and cut them out. Finding suitable alternatives will be the key to your success. You also need to be able to allow yourself some comfort food. Not the kind that will trigger a binge or cause a relapse.

Like any other addiction, you have to stay away from foods that you simply cannot eat without going on a binge. But let’s get to the heart of the matter. How do you fight fat with food? Here are six ideas to put you on the right path:

Eat at regular times. Skipping meals only creates an uncontrollable hunger that leads to unhealthy snacking and overeating.
Make breakfast an important part of your diet plan. Eating breakfast does more than break the fast and give you the energy start you need to make it through the day. It is a great way to get the vitamin C and fiber that you need.

Keep lots of low-calorie fruits close at hand. This will keep you from going to the vending machines and loading up on high fat foods and sugary sweets.

If you must eat out, choose where to eat as if your health depended on it. Going into a fast food establishment, or a restaurant that’s seething with the aroma of foods you love to eat can easily trigger an eating frenzy. So, be careful about where you eat and what you eat when dining out.

Make fresh and succulent fruits and vegetables the cornerstone of every meal. If you want more nutritional value for your calorie intake, it can’t get any better than filling up on nature’s own store of nutrients.

Practice portion control. The bottom line in any successful diet program is controlling how much you eat. Understanding the calorie values of different foods will help you to learn which foods might be safe at almost any level of intake, and which ones you have to keep to a minimum.

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