July 29, 2008
Healthy Eating Tips To Lose Fat
How To Choose The Right Diet Fat Loss
Foods At Your Favorite Restaurants!
Did you know that it is possible to lose fat and get into amazing shape without having to give up everything that you enjoy?
Most people think that in order to achieve fat loss success, they must give up nearly everything in their lives is fun! While it is true that lasting fat loss requires some sacrifice, it is usually unnecessary to completely stop eating the foods that you love.
If you enjoy eating at restaurants, your fat loss plan should not have to suffer! There is no reason that you should not be able to stick with healthy diet fat loss foods rather than the typical fat filled fried foods found at most restaurants. Listed below are a few healthy eating tips to lose fat that can help you stick with your fat loss plan, even when you eat at your favorite restaurant.
Healthy Eating Tips To Lose Fat
1. Burger Kings BI Veggie Burger with reduced fat mayonnaise contains 340 calories and 2 grams of saturated fat. It's better than just about any burger at any other food chain.
2. Subway's 7 subs with 6 grams of fat or less include ham, roast beef, chicken and turkey and range from 200 to 300 calories for a six inch sub.
3. Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Garden Sensation Salad is a creative salad alternative of mixed greens, with chicken and mandarin orange sections, roasted almonds and a half packet of oriental sesame dressing. It is a great alternative at just 470 calories.
4. McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfait is low fat vanilla yogurt layered with berries and topped with granola. It's a nutrient rich bargain at only 380 calories.
5. A 12 ounce cola has 150 calories, two tablespoons of full fat salad dressing 150, a glazed doughnut 250 and a four ounce bagel, 300. Just eliminating these items will help you to lose weight.
6. Eliminate tartar sauce. If you order a fish fillet sandwich ask that the tartar sauce be left off the bun.
7. If a restaurant won't split a portion in half for you, preparing half of it "to go," request a doggie bag or box be delivered with your meal and split it yourself immediately before you begin to eat.
8. Avoid the high fat temptations when dining out. Call ahead. Many high quality restaurants will accommodate your needs if you give them sufficient time beforehand. Explain that you are on a low fat diet and ask if they can prepare your food without frying.
9. While dining out, ask your waiter lots of questions and don't stop until you are satisfied with the answer. How is the fish grilled? If it is in butter, ask for it dry. If a fried food is offered on the menu, ask if the chef can bake it, broil it, grill it or steam it to cut down on the fat. Make sure the follow up. It's your meal and your money paying for it and within reason you should be able to get it the way you want it.
10. Eat slowly. Savor each bite. Take your time and enjoy eating. If you eat too fast, your stomach will be full long before the message to stop chowing down reaches your brain.
A hectic schedule can quickly shoot a hole in even the best laid fitness plans. When this happens, sometimes fast food is unavoidable. If you find yourself in a position where fast food is all that you can eat, you owe it to yourself to at least make an informed decision. These healthy eating tips to lose fat can help you navigate the restaurant world without completely undermining all of the hard work you are putting in at the gym.
While most of these tips are really just common sense, you would be surprised at how many people let everyday hiccups in their schedule completely destroy their fitness plans. Make a commitment to stick with your plan as much as possible.
The next time things begin to spiral out of control…relax! Just remember to put these tips to the test, and you should escape relatively unscathed.
Filed under E21 Fitness News, Quick Weight Loss Tips, Weight Loss Nutrition Program by Nick Andrade
