Four Easy Ways To Save 250 Calories And Lose Weight Faster
If you’re looking to lose weight, it’s going to be important that you’re on the lookout for easy ways you can trim calories from your daily diet, effectively reducing your total calorie intake so weight loss can take place. Since weight loss does boil down to total calories taken in versus total calories burned, mastering this equation is absolutely vital to your success.
Trimming calories doesn’t have to feel like torture though if you know some simple places where calories easily creep up on you. By making some smarter decisions, you can get a kick-start on your weight loss progress.
Avoid ‘Crispy’ Salads
If you’re out ordering a salad at a restaurant thinking you’re doing the healthy thing, you may want to think again. If you happen to notice anywhere in the title or ingredient listing ‘crispy’, you’re better off choosing something else on the menu. Sometimes it’s crispy chicken, some times it’s crispy noodles, sometimes it’s some type of crispy vegetables that have been deep fried in oil. Whatever the case, program your mind to see ‘crispy=high calorie and high fat’. Unless they’re talking about fresh, crisp, vegetables, it’s a clear warning sign that item does not fit in with a fat loss diet.
Watch All Baked Goods
Common sense says that any baked goods are something you’ll have to be careful around. In some cases though there are some baked goods that can be okay – baked whole grain English Muffins for example, when topped with a lean source of protein (egg whites, lean ham, natural peanut butter, etc) can be a great way to start your day.
With other baked goods though, you really must watch your portion sizes. Even if it isn’t the healthiest item ever (say a baked muffin), by eating only half of it you do yourself a lot less damage than if you would have had the full. It’s not at all uncommon for muffins to range upwards of 500 calories, so unless you plan on doing an hour of cardio that day, you’re better off with half.
Create Your Own Cereals
If you’re a fan of cold cereals for breakfast, rather than opting for one of the store bought varieties of granola or trail mix blend, you might want to consider creating your own. Often the commercial varieties do contain a great deal of added sugar and in some cases will also contain a lot of fat. Make your own using puffed wheat, Bran Flakes, Shreddies, slivered almonds, and a handful of dried fruit. This will much healthier and prevent the blood sugar spikes commercial varieties sometimes cause.
Half The Meat In Your Burger
Got a craving for a BBQ burger? If so, you can make this fit into your weight loss diet if you’re smart in how you prepare it. First, consider replacing the whole egg with two egg whites to shave off some of the fat. Next, exchange the breadcrumbs in your standard recipe for dry oats instead. This will up your intake of healthy fiber and carbs. Finally, consider halving the meat and replacing the other half with very fine chopped vegetables such as onions, mushrooms, or celery. This will give the burger a refreshing taste and also help provide extra nutrition while cutting back on the calories.
If you’re really looking to lean down that burger, consider using lean turkey breast meat rather than ground beef as well.
So, keep these four tips in mind. By looking for some simple changes you can make to your everyday meals you might find you can effortlessly start to lose weight without even having to go on a structured ‘diet’.
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