These simple principles of the eating are very important in weight loss process. Considering these rules it is possible to control and satisfy the fill with food and to ease weight loss.

Eat minimum fat

Body has a huge potential to store a fat. If you eat rich food, this potential becomes greater. Body uses only 3 calories of energy to transform 100 calories of ingested fats into the fat backup of the body. That means that 97% of ingested calories by fats accumulates as fat. For comparison – to transform 100 the carbohydrates origin calories into a fat, body uses 23 calories. So, eating a fat rich food, you can feed the hungry fat cells very fast, besides if you already have an extra weight, this process occurs much effectively than if you do not suffer from overweight.

Passing over to the low-fat diet in the beginning may seem very complicated but with getting used to lighter food, previous provision will appear oily and too rich. To make dietary products you like, experiment with different spices and fat-free sauces.

A successful long-term weight control is possible only then, if you can refuse from regular overfeeding of your fat cells with already mature fat. To maintain health, you need only 3-5 grams of fat a day.

Control the consumption of sugar

We love sugar. Sweet taste of cookies, cakes or ice-cream in sub consciousness is related to celebration, birthdays, holydays and other pleasant events. Passion to sweets is biologically defined, that’s why it is so hard to break this habit.

From the ancient times as a result of experiments and experience in consciousness formatted a thought that sweet is not poisoned, that it is good. If ancient man tried sour or bitter berry, there was a big possibility that it is poisoned, that’s why the fact that we are gourmands, largely is survival instinct. Besides if harmless and tasty food is found, it must be eaten in possibly larger amounts, because you don’t know when next time will appear such a great chance.

Same we all have experienced how rapid energy charge is given by a sugar rich food. Practically all of the sugars in the body are cleaved into glucose, which is the main source of our energy. Researches revealed, that both humans and animals, being hungry, prefer sweet food. Maybe you noticed that to satisfy a hunger mostly you eat a cookie or a piece of chocolate first and only then get to a proper food.

This is how is forming spellbound circle – you satisfy a hunger with a sugary food, but ingested sugar starts biochemical reactions which increase the sense of a hunger and push you to eat more. Sugar rich food gives energy fast, but the level of the energy fades as fast as increased. Anyway, charge of the energy, which appears after a encouraging walk, lasts much longer. Ingestion of sugar also stimulates secretion of a serotonine what is a natural tranquilliser, what makes you feel apathetic and sleepy. In this condition we continue to eat a little bit more sweets. If you are noticing this habit in you, then instead of sweets choose fruits or sugar-free cookies.  

Choose lean sources of protein

Proteins are important component of nutriment – they are used in the formation and restoring of the cell structures and for biosynthesis of enzymes and hormones. Role of protein in weight loss is questionable, different views recommend to ingest from 40 even to 120 grams of protein a day. Before you choose the right amount to ingest, you must understand proteins importance in your body.

For successful long-term weight loss is necessary to ingest comparatively a lot of protein because of lots of reasons. Proteins are stimulating the release of digestive hormones CCK or cholecistocynine what for its part is stimulating release of neuromediators which makes you feel full. Proteins stabilise the level of glucose in blood, what decreases a sense of a hunger. The more complicated is the molecule of a protein, the slower it is digested, that’s why the level of glucose in the blood doesn’t vary so fast as after the ingestion of carbohydrates. That’s why it is important to disperse a daily amount of protein between all daily meals, starting from breakfast. Choose protein rich products, but lean – low-fat.

We recommend approximately 70-100 grams of protein a day, depending on your weight and physical activities. Good choice are egg-whites, beef, low-fat milk, fat-free yoghurt, dietary flakes, fat-free cheese, chicken or turkey.

Eat low density products

Low density products in this case are a food, where with relatively big amount of food you get comparatively little calories. For example, soups, fruits and vegetables and special fat-free and dietary products. High density products example: chocolate, dough produce, cheese – low amount of the product contains a lot of calories.

Soups are excellent addition to a meal if you want to lose the weight. In addition to a liquid ingestion, there are many positive aspects, especially then, when a number of calories is not increasing.

Many researches show that usage of soups and salads can make the weight loss 50% more effective.

To know roughly the density of the product is essential to know the weight of the portion and the number of calories in it. Portion of 100 calories what weights 100 grams will be as twice as dense as a portion of 100 calories what weights 50 grams. Objective is to include in the menu more products with density lower than 1 – fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products. Products with density above 2 usually are fat rich and nourishing.    

Ingest a lot of cellulose

Cellulose is one of the best weapons in the battle against overweight – it excites satiety very fast and even decreases risk of a heart illnesses and tumours. Unfortunately the most part of people do not eat even a half of necessary daily amount of cellulose. In countries where average usage of cellulose is high, obesity cases are much less.

A large number of cellulose is found in fresh fruits, vegetables, sprouted grains. Daily amount can be increased by choosing a wholegrain bread instead of the white, brown rice instead of white, fresh fruits instead of juices, etc. Most part of the cellulose rich products are low density that’s why they are highly important in weight loss. During the day it is not so hard to ingest a cellulose – instead of eating a white bread with chicken, eat wholegrain sandwich with chicken with added lettuce, slice of cucumber and tomato. Choice like this can won’t change the amount of calories in the sandwich but will add to it 6 grams of cellulose what is 1/5 of recommended 30 grams a day.

Eat your calories, not drink

Beverages with a high calorie level, for example, fruit juices, soda and lemonades can stop your weight loss program very fast. You add at least 500 calories to your daily amount if you drink few glasses of juice or soda. Try to count carefully calories you ingest with beverages and you will be surprised – a glass of sweetened juice drink can contain up to 300 calories and 50 grams of sugar.

Only allowed exception are lean dairy products – milk contains calcium, protein and other valuable substances, besides it improves work of alimentary canal and helps to lose weight.

Count calories

Even if you strongly stick to the rules stated above, it is important to know how many calories you ingest and how many you use. Rule is simple – to lose weight, energy must be used more than gained. To maintain the weight, both volumes must be in a balance. If rules are observed, weight disappears, you are doing right, but if weight doesn’t disappear, you must decrease amount of ingested energy or increase amount of physical activities.

To balance usage of calories, watch, that calories of the largest meal do not exceed 800 calories, but whole amount of daily calories can not be bigger that 2000 calories.