Everybody is different especially when they go on a weight loss plan. The ?diet? that works for one person may not necessarily work for another person. Your genetics or chemical makeup can affect how you lose weight. Some people do very well on calorie-counting diets while others almost seem to gain weight when they go on these restrictive diets.
But there are three foods that, if you minimize or eliminate them from your diet, you will lose weight, no matter what your physical type.
Processed Carbs
If you think about how bread and pasta are made, you will realize how deadly this food is to your body?s healthy weight. These are known as processed carbs and it doesn?t matter if they end up on your table as whole grain bread, brown rice or White Wonder Bread, they are processed in the same way and contain the same basic density of calories.
To make bread or pasta, you start with grains that are processed into flour. Each one of those grains has calories so when you have a few ounces of pasta or a slice of bread, you are actually eating concentrated calories in the form of grains. Then your body has to work hard to process it and your metabolism becomes sluggish as a result. Not only that but all those concentrated grains cause your insulin to spike which will also slow your metabolism.
One more reason for grains to be eliminated from our diets is the fact that our bodies were not designed to eat grains. But our ancestors managed to find a way to process them so that we ended up with them in our food supply. Through a complicated process, eating grains allows incompletely digested proteins into our bodies and that can cause problems for your immune system. The authors of The Protein Power LifePlan, Michael R. Eades MD and Mary Dan Eades, MD say that if grains can cause serious autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and Crohn?s Disease, it?s probably not a good idea to eat it.
Dairy
Dairy foods like milk and cheese are not a good to eat if you are trying to lose weight. It doesn?t matter if it?s low fat, it?s still fat. You already have fat on your body that you are trying to lose, why would you add more? Plus, milk naturally has sugar in it which means your insulin level goes up whenever you drink it. If you are eating protein, your body is getting plenty of fat from those food sources. If you cut back on the fat you are eating, your body will use up the fat your body already has to fill it?s needs to function, simple as that and you will end up losing weight.
Remember that as you cut back on these foods, the goal is to lose weight. Once you lose the weight you want to lose, you can add these foods back in with moderation.
Eunice Coughlin
Author Bio
Eunice Coughlin is the founder of Healthy Living for Moms, a website dedicated to helping moms who desire to start living a healthier lifestyle.
