The other day I sat down with a woman who really helped me to realize something important that I often lose sight of. Most clients that come to me eat reasonably “healthy” but can’t seem to lose weight. This woman that sat down with me was over 200 pounds, but she had never gone on a diet or anything else in attempts to lose weight.
To put it in her own words “I don’t have a clue what to eat.” I often forget that the majority of the population doesn’t have a clue about what to eat. So if you have no I idea what you should be eating to lose weight here are some basics to get you started.
1. Read the ingredient list, if you don’t recognize one or more of the ingredients don’t eat it! Most of the food that is on shelves these days isn’t really even food as far as I’m concerned and it will make you fat.
2. Drink ½ an ounce of water for every pound of bodyweight at a minimum. And ditch all the other crap drinks, juice, flavoured water, diet pop, pop, etc. If you’re drinking these crap beverages they will make you overweight even if they are low calories drinks.
3. Eat every 3-4 hours. This is the first step to balancing blood sugar and decreasing fat storage.
4. Eat fruit and veggies more frequently than any other food group. You should eat fruit and veggies far more frequently then grains (the less grains the better not just for weight loss, but for better health).
I’ve seen people lose 20+ pounds just by following these basics. Having said that, most people will have to very quickly move to more specific nutrition to really target fat loss. But if you have no clue what to eat that is a great start for you to take.
