

I’ve seen many patients finally drop pounds after making one change: ditching soda. Your drinks may be sinking your weight-loss efforts. Give up drinking your calories for six weeks A study in the journal Obesity found having protein at breakfast prevented hunger, cravings and overeating later in the day. Be smarter in the morningĬonsider swapping your calorie dense pastry, sugary cereal or supersized breakfast sandwich for a few hard boiled eggs or a protein shake in the morning. A 2016 study published in the Journal of Marketing Research showed takeout orders placed an hour or more in advance tended to have a lower calorie count. If you must eat out and you’re trying to drop pounds, consider eating no more than one meal a week at a fast-food restaurant and ordering ahead of time as opposed to making an “on-the-spot” decision. A 2016 study in the The Lancet found a high-fat Mediterranean diet did not amount to weight gain. Substituting healthy fats in your diet for refined carbs is a great way to jump start weight loss. You’ll still reap the benefits of the beverage while avoiding added calories. Even though they have minimal to no calories, they’ll increase your appetite soon after. You’ll also want to avoid creamers with artificial sugars. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but most people consume more than one tablespoon and ingest closer to 70 calories per cup of coffee. One tablespoon of non-dairy creamer has about 35 calories.


Researchers who published a 2017 study in Public Health found added calories from creamers and sugar in coffee could easily amount to weight gain over time. Additionally, calories add up if you’re drinking a lot of coffee during the day. Go back to basics with coffeeĬoffee has many health benefits, but they diminish when we add extra calories - often coming from sugar and oils in creamers.
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Here’s how to incorporate that strategy into your diet in a way that does not sacrifice nutrients, taste or hunger. A pound is 3,500 calories, so many people respond well by trimming 500 calories each day to reach that end goal. Sometimes, even when you're eating healthy foods, the amount consumed is not even close to the amount of calories you burn.
