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whats are the right foods to eat
okay I have been trying to loss weight for about a year but I can't seem to break the sweet craving what should i do I have 2 months to try to loss 15-20lbs. I am a college student and i really need some help. what can i eat?
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This is not an easy question. Breaking cravings is damn hard and I am not sure how much i can help, but i will give it a try. One thing you can do is to take a day, say every week or 10 days or so, where you eat almost everything you want. So while on a regular day you might eat 500 calories below your daily usage (depending on your activity level, body weight etc), on this particular day you eat say 1000 calories more than u use. This way you can hopefully satisfy your sweet cravings (I heard Stallone say he does this in an interview btw). This can actually also help your metabolism to not slow down, which is a common problem in dieting.
Now, as for what to eat, the most important thing is to keep saturated fats low. Avoid fried foods, fatty meats, butter etc. Try check the packages on the food you buy and make sure that the saturated fat content is no more (and preferrably less) than half your total fat consumption. Now, as for how much fat to eat, that depends a bit on your activity level and so on, but try say keeping it a bit below 60 grams.
Another thing is to keep control of your carb intake. Avoid empty calories as much as possible. Buy whole wheat bread and pasta instead of regular, avoid sodas and candy and that sort of thing.
Basically, you can do this the scientific way, or you can use common sense, but the key thing is to eat less total energy than you use (which can also be achieved through increase in exercise level of course). Eat balanced meals, high on greens, moderate/high on protein (depending on activity types), moderate on carbs and low on fats.
Finally here are a few general points: 1- Try to eat the bigger meals (and particularly the larger part of your carb intake) earlier in the day, prior to exercise or high levels of activity. 2- Eat many small meals in the day (say 5 or so). I cant emphasize how important this is to stop your metabolism from slowing down and ruining your efforts. 3- Learn to time your last meal so you always go to sleep feeling just a little bit hungry.
Well, this ended up being a bit of a mess, but i hope you can use some of it. Good luck with your weight loss and get back to me if there is anything you would like me to clarify.
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